i remember one of my teachers having this two inch ish wide blackboard ruler. when you got a smack across the hand with it, the width of it made you you grip it too- ouch.
a doubled over fly pan cord was feared- definately a stinger. a tap with that was all that was needed
when i was about nine my mum was trying to hit me across the legs with something, forget what it was, anyway i just kept walking around in circles, she couldn't hit me.
we both ended up laughing. later mom and dad decided i was too old for that anymore.
by then, i was well aware of what was right and wrong.
In primary school ,one of the teachers did all the strapping . He had a quiver of the bloody things , leather ,leather with studs ,wide , narrow , and a foamy that didnt hurt !!
didnt do me any harm harm harm harm harm harm harm harm harm harm harm harm.
and that wasnt even a catholic school.
I am speaking from my own experiences ive Been smacked hit with the Kane wooden spoons yard rulers books belts and many other manner of things as a kid and it didn't work.
I have been angry as with my kids and those experiences of hitting rears its head - it doesn't work - go and work in a kids hospital and see the discipline that gets a bit out of hand - I was just trying to teach them a lesson
Just think carefully and be the adult in the situation and avoid hitting at all costs - find a better way is what I am saying
I have some 15 years' coaching experience, coaching 3 kid's team sports, up to recently. The stuff I would hear from the mothers in the locker-room all the time was unnnnrrreeeeaaaaal. Not saying all, but many.
"if you don't lace your shoes, we won't go to McDonalds after the game".
"if you do up your equipment, I'll take you to McDonalds after the game".
"some children in Africa are starving, eat your Mars chocolate bar".
"my parents did nothing for me, so you should be happy I enrolled you for..."
"mummy's gonna count until 3, then I'll get really angry". (typically the mother slows down after 2, goes 2-and-a-half, that sort of psychology)
"wait that your father is here..."
"you're fat, you need to lose weight, so go out and lose that fat" (from a non-slim mother)
"if you don't score 2 goals, then..." (THIS I heard from fathers as well - not rare)
"if you score 2 goals, you can come with us on our annual vacation..."
"you'd better play well, your aunt came from xx to see you score goals"
"I don't like this kid's mother, go get him hard"
"I always wanted to play those sports, so you should like it too." (sometimes fathers too)
"You owe me because I take you out to play sports."
I'd see the same going to kids school events when they were young.
It's no wonder...
You should have to have licence to have kids.
That bitch in the clip is not getting respect from that child, just scaring the **** out of it.
Long term the backlash will be huge
My dad never hit me once, didnt need to, somehow i still dont know how, i had so much respect for him just did what he asked.
My mum on the other hand did hit me once or twice, but the same thing applied.
They wouldnt scream at us(3 boys) and any threats were real not empty, lose toys, consequences for actions.
Therefore i dont hit my kids, so far.
You cant reason effectivley with kids under 3.
My advice is remove the kid from the situation, stay calm. If you lose it they are likely to mirror that at some stage.
Its bludy hard bringing up kids, massive responsibilty.
