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ian@huth · 22-02-2004, 15:06

Being one of the older members here I was brought up in a very different world to children of today. My father died when I was three years old so I only had my mother and this probably affected my behaviour until school age and corporal punishment was never needed. Once at junior school you started to learn from other children and often copied them so that you were in the "in" crowd and not a "loner". At my junior school the only person allowed to give corporal punishment was the headmaster and I had the cane from him on a couple of occasions (totally justified) and learnt from that experience. If I got the cane I was in even more trouble when I got home and my stepfather found out. Off would come his belt and I would get another dose of punishment.

At Grammar school only the head and deputy head could give the cane but all teachers could give you the slipper. I had my fair share of both but I did learn from my mistakes..

Children in my day did learn from being punished in this way at school and there were far fewer problems with children out of school than you get today. The local "bobby" was a big influence on children giving them a little clip round the ears if he caught them misbehaving and if he considered it really bad behaviour he would then march you home and you would get another dose from your parents.

Today, children know what they can get away with and exploit this to the limit. There are areas in the neighbourhood that I grew up in that were never a problem when I was a child but are very problematic now. Gangs of youths congregate at various spots and you walk near them at your peril. Some people never go out in the evening for fear of the gangs that congregate.

Spanking or the cane never did me any lasting harm and I am sure that it was beneficial to me. My two daughters got the occasional clip and they both say that it has made them a better person.

In my opinion, corporal punishment is a valid tool in bringing up children but it must be used in the correct circumstances and never in anger.

22-02-2004, 15:06	#141
ian@huth Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire Services: VM 10Mb, TU, 1xSky HD, 2xSky+ (HD,all packs, sports & movies) 2xDVD PVR's, Freesat Freeview & other Posts: 4,536	Re: Should Corporal Punishment Be Brought Back ? Being one of the older members here I was brought up in a very different world to children of today. My father died when I was three years old so I only had my mother and this probably affected my behaviour until school age and corporal punishment was never needed. Once at junior school you started to learn from other children and often copied them so that you were in the "in" crowd and not a "loner". At my junior school the only person allowed to give corporal punishment was the headmaster and I had the cane from him on a couple of occasions (totally justified) and learnt from that experience. If I got the cane I was in even more trouble when I got home and my stepfather found out. Off would come his belt and I would get another dose of punishment. At Grammar school only the head and deputy head could give the cane but all teachers could give you the slipper. I had my fair share of both but I did learn from my mistakes.. Children in my day did learn from being punished in this way at school and there were far fewer problems with children out of school than you get today. The local "bobby" was a big influence on children giving them a little clip round the ears if he caught them misbehaving and if he considered it really bad behaviour he would then march you home and you would get another dose from your parents. Today, children know what they can get away with and exploit this to the limit. There are areas in the neighbourhood that I grew up in that were never a problem when I was a child but are very problematic now. Gangs of youths congregate at various spots and you walk near them at your peril. Some people never go out in the evening for fear of the gangs that congregate. Spanking or the cane never did me any lasting harm and I am sure that it was beneficial to me. My two daughters got the occasional clip and they both say that it has made them a better person. In my opinion, corporal punishment is a valid tool in bringing up children but it must be used in the correct circumstances and never in anger.