Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory.

One of the most difficult parental challenges is to appropriately discipline children. Child rearing is so individualistic. Every child is different and unique. What works with one may not work with another.

Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

Those children who have been most chastised seldom make the best men.

Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.

I have good kids, I love my kids. I try to bring them up the right way, not spanking them. I find that I don't have to spank them. I find that waving the gun around pretty much gets the same job done!

Nowadays you can't even spank your kids. No, gotta give 'em a time out. My dad would take time out of his busy day... to whip our ass.

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

You should encourage a child to show off. You can say to a child, 'Stop being rude,' 'Stop shouting,' 'Stop jumping around on the furniture.' But 'Stop showing off'? That's awful.

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?

I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it.

Look at the laws: you can't spank a kid without getting in trouble. That kept me in line!

I think that kids need to be guided; they need to be disciplined, but in a way that's constructive, so that's what I try to do.

You chastise children when they are bad, as my parents did me. I'm not opposed to smacking. It is to be used occasionally.

Honestly, I regret not having spanked my kids.

Every child should have an occasional pat on the back as long as it is applied low enough and hard enough.

Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted. Two or three stinging strokes on the legs or buttocks with a switch are usually sufficient to emphasize the point, 'You must obey me.'

Spanking doesn't lead to anything in the child, other than anger, a sense of frustration and humiliation. And parents can do better. I'm not saying it should be against the law but parents can do better.

I have two kids, and I don't have to spank my kids.

Obviously, you want to teach your child between right and wrong, respect and being kind to others, whether it's their sisters or parents. You try to teach them by example, talk to them and explain certain situations. But there's also a time to put them in time out or let them know they've made a mistake and try to learn from it.

I just couldn't imagine hitting a child. But in 'The Slap' it's an extreme situation. You have to ask yourself - would you step in if a child was out of control?

Children can be disciplined with love.

Oh wow, you know what's wrong with all these families on TV? All these kids say stuff no kid would say. Stuff grown-ups want them to say. Man, I'd make a really realistic family. Where kids get spankings. On TV parents say, 'Oh, you shouldn't do that ever again. Now you can have ice cream.' Forget it.

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.