RX14 wrote:
Vlad wrote:
Bad parenting. The majority of parents abuse their children in some way, whether it be physical or verbal.
Depends on your definition of abuse. Is any smacking or shouting at your children abuse? I feel like these can, and often are used appropriately. Letting your kids off without a scolding is just as bad as an occasional smack.
I would not really compare the two as a children who were allowed to do whatever they want and children who were victims of physical abuse usually end up completely different. I guess you could say they would both end up troubled in their adulthood.
None_At_All wrote:
Thoroughly disagreed. Scolding is necessary, scolding is sometimes necessary, smacking is never acceptable. By smacking a child you're teaching them that problems are to be solved violently. Guess I may sound a bit like a hippie but I'm speaking with conviction.
So many parents think that they are scolding their children while in reality they are verbally abusing them in some way. Insulting, screaming, yelling, and all of that stuff will always affect a child in a negative manner. I would say scolding is okay if it is classified as raising your voice without screaming and expressing disappointment without insulting.