Did you ever get a 'switching' as a kid?

[hawkeye3210]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

Right, but it still should be up to the parents to decide on the proper way to discipline their child. Which is why I asked if the parents knew. Personally, I would have huge problem if someone else spanked, let alone switched my kid. I don't care if was my mother or mother-in-law,we've got a problem.

Most grand parents who keep their grand kids are allowed to discipline them.  I am sure they know.

Allowed to discipline them however they see fit? No.

lol.  Why does this upset you so much?  I am sure it is something they have talked about.  I would not keep a kid I was not allowed to make mind.  I have never met a kid that never needed a spanking in their life.  I was at Walmart the other night and a woman told her 2 year old to sit down in the buggy.  He said no.  She made him sit down.  He slapped her twice pretty hard.  She just laughed it off and said I don't know why he does that.  Uh because you let him.  I would have jerked him out of the buggy and busted his butt.  Then he would have set down in the buggy and acted like somebody with some manners.

Well, switching could be considered child abuse in some states, so I’d question how some people can brush it aside so easily, especially when it is someone else’s kid. If nothing more, I guarantee you’d be fired from a daycare facility. I’ve never encountered a babysitter that demanded that they be able to discipline my child however they see fit, nor would I let them.

As for your example, in order to teach a 2-year old not to slap people, you would slap him on the butt? Not really teaching by example. What message are you actually sending? It seems like you are really saying that it’s okay to slap someone, as long as you are bigger than them.

[crisstar]

I remember getting hit with a switch and my younger siblings got hit a lot. It leaves welts which in my opinion is abusive...even if it did not leave welts it would still be abusive. People think that because a "switch" is natural that it's ok to use in that manner. 

[camellia0]

I never got hit as a child, but I've seen plenty of parents that did that as a child.

[tzs]

My godmother made us go pick out one and bring it to her, but it never got to the point of abuse. Just the fact that she made us pick one out usually made us behave! Lol!

[davidh121]

Learning something new. I never heard of the term switching until I looked this up on Wikipedia. No, I've never been hit as a child my parents and I've never done anything like that to my daughter either. I don't believe in the philosophy of violence as a teaching method. My father was hit with a ruler by his teachers when he was younger, however.

[schoolvan]

I remember getting paddled and I believe that was in school that was back in the 60's

[ejholt]

I got switched when I was little.  Made a better person out of me.  Hope everyone has a good day and may God bless each of you and keep you safe/

[countrygirl12]

My Grandma switched us grandkids when we misbehaved!  She had a really good "switch" bush outside her back door and she'd go out, break off a switch and switch our legs with it.  I got the raw end of that deal since I was the only girl of the 4 of us that was at her house a lot.  Back then girls didn't wear pants and certainly not jeans so my legs were really exposed to the switching.  I got a switch off my switch bush a couple of weeks ago for my youngest granddaughter;  I used it 1 time and haven't had to use it again! 

Does your granddaughter's parents know you used a switch on their daughter? I find it a little disturbing with at ease you appear to be doing this to someone else's kid.

It is her grand daughter.  It is not like she is spanking some kid she does not know.  A lot more kids need their butts busted these days.  Then maybe they would not be such little heathens.

Right, but it still should be up to the parents to decide on the proper way to discipline their child. Which is why I asked if the parents knew. Personally, I would have huge problem if someone else spanked, let alone switched my kid. I don't care if was my mother or mother-in-law,we've got a problem.

Most grand parents who keep their grand kids are allowed to discipline them.  I am sure they know.

Allowed to discipline them however they see fit? No.

lol.  Why does this upset you so much?  I am sure it is something they have talked about.  I would not keep a kid I was not allowed to make mind.  I have never met a kid that never needed a spanking in their life.  I was at Walmart the other night and a woman told her 2 year old to sit down in the buggy.  He said no.  She made him sit down.  He slapped her twice pretty hard.  She just laughed it off and said I don't know why he does that.  Uh because you let him.  I would have jerked him out of the buggy and busted his butt.  Then he would have set down in the buggy and acted like somebody with some manners.

Well, switching could be considered child abuse in some states, so I’d question how some people can brush it aside so easily, especially when it is someone else’s kid. If nothing more, I guarantee you’d be fired from a daycare facility. I’ve never encountered a babysitter that demanded that they be able to discipline my child however they see fit, nor would I let them.

As for your example, in order to teach a 2-year old not to slap people, you would slap him on the butt? Not really teaching by example. What message are you actually sending? It seems like you are really saying that it’s okay to slap someone, as long as you are bigger than them.

lol.  So we can agree to disagree.  I have no problem with spanking kids.  That's just how it is.  And I would not work in a day care because I would not put up with the bratty behavior that you have to deal with from kids who are never spanked or made to mind.  Sitting in a chair in time out for 3 minutes is not punishment nor does it deter bad behavior.  And we are not talking about someone else's kid like it is a random kid she does not know.  It is her grand daughter.  Most grand parents are allowed to make the grand kids mind.  And if they are not then they usually don't keep them.  Back in the day when kids got spanked for doing wrong and were paddled in school for doing wrong things were a lot better.  Kids did not turn into total monsters until they realized there was not real punishment.

[bretay]

most definitely..my mama would make us go break one...

[hawkeye3210]

lol.  So we can agree to disagree.  I have no problem with spanking kids.  That's just how it is.  And I would not work in a day care because I would not put up with the bratty behavior that you have to deal with from kids who are never spanked or made to mind.  Sitting in a chair in time out for 3 minutes is not punishment nor does it deter bad behavior.  And we are not talking about someone else's kid like it is a random kid she does not know.  It is her grand daughter.  Most grand parents are allowed to make the grand kids mind.  And if they are not then they usually don't keep them.  Back in the day when kids got spanked for doing wrong and were paddled in school for doing wrong things were a lot better.  Kids did not turn into total monsters until they realized there was not real punishment.

Or, you could always let the person I actually asked the question to answer it, instead of just assuming you know the answer.

[campbell829]

All it took at my house was for my Mom to give the "look" and we all listened, Of course I was number 5 so I learned from my older siblings.

[champak97]

I have had a few spankings as a kid, but I never do that with my kids.

[plennis]

I remember being threatened with a spanking, and only spanked one time.   (Hand spanks, not a switch, or belt or rod or shoes or paddle) but that once was enough.  Most of the time it was a look, that made you know you had disappointed them. 

[misi49]

I got spankings and switching when I was a kid.  But I don't call that child abuse.  My parents never hit me that hard.  It did teach me right from wrong and to respect my parents and elders.  That's the problem with the world right now.  There is no discipline.

[mjdoug03]

No, I was hit with a belt and brush a few times, and spanked on a regular basis.