Down Syndrome child, corporal punishment & school.. need input.. long

[sunnyday123]

Wow, this post says a lot.

First bolded above: there is a HUGE and COMPLETE difference between physically striking a child and 'no discipline at all'. This whole comment does not even begin to make any sense whatsoever. What is tragic are parents who have no parenting skills and do not effectively discipline, and then, when the children are too far gone, they hit them, and hit them... always with the mantra "but I've tried everything else...". Thus the children are both undisciplined and physically accosted.

Second bolded above: Spanked and gifted in the same thought.
I don't even have words to respond to that.

And, the last comment bolded: To anyone who mentions physically striking a child as a last resort, I find that to be indicative of a parent who simply has NO better parenting skills to have resorted to.

Also, just to mention, children that truly do not respond in reasonable/normal ways to basic discipline and to basic situations, most often are doing this because of some kind of disability/impairment/delay... or simply unrealisticly high expectations by poor parents/teachers. Or, very often, both.

In either case, physical discipline will do absolutely NOTHING to address the real issue.

Your last sentance sums up everything I am thinking.....spanking a child to me is the same as hitting your spouse if they do something wrong.

 

[lookingforward]

I have not had time to read everything in this thread but I am horrified that any school is still spanking children. I was a guidance counselor at an elementary school in the 80's in rural North Carolina and they used corporal punishment BACK then...and it was gross. I refused to witness (yes, they need witnesses...for obvious reasons....LIABILITY) and I urged parents to forbid it in writing.

Spanking a child is humiliating and useless. They learn that hurting someone is acceptable.They also learn that they are powerless and thus learn to mistrust authority. I could go on. Parents have the right to spank and they are the only ones who should be allowed. Even then I don't really agree with it. There is absolutely no reason some middle aged principal should be picking up a paddle and assaulting a child. Disgusting.

And a special needs child... quite frankly that principal needs to be arrested. Can't even imagine that is legal if the child has an Individual education plan and has special learning/understanding issues. I would contact the authorities.