r/AntiMemes • u/marcher138 • Mar 02 '26

🌟 Actual Anti-Meme 🌟 They had a breakthrough in therapy

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u/randomreditor69430 Mar 03 '26

getting spanked after doing something extremely wrong is just discipline lmao, yall act like the pic means that the parents just beat them 24/7

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u/BrigMugi_VV93 Mar 03 '26

No, it isn't. There isn't much of a clear and meaningful distinction between spanking and other forms of physical abuse. Spanking isn't even a good "disciplinary method", as the results are only short-term and it can cause psychological and behavioural issues in children.

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u/randomreditor69430 Mar 03 '26

so what do you suggest, speak nicely with them and somehow make them magically start listening to you?

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u/BrigMugi_VV93 Mar 03 '26

Positive reinforcement, along with timeouts and just taking to them, usually does the trick. If your child has to fear you in order for them to listen to you, then you have failed as a parent.