Spanking vs. Time Outs

This has become a question that gets more and more attention as of late: Is spanking a better way to discipline a child, or is the time - out a better method? Now days, there is a lot of discussion that neither is the BEST method of really changing the behavior of a child in a direction that is best for the child and the family.  Allowing children to experience directly-relational consequences has a lot of merit.  We'll discuss this in a later post.

I was channel surfing the other night when I came across a segment on a show where the parents were discussing how p.c. we've become.  In that context, they went on to talk about how spanking used to be common place; they were saying that now, you really have to watch what you say about spanking to whom.

I have my own thoughts on this topic, but am interested in hearing from YOU!  

How do you feel about spanking? Are time - outs better in the overall movie of a child's life?

To chime in, either add a comment below, or add it to my web page dedicated to this topic.  You can find it on my parenting site, Positive Parenting with Purpose.com.  The specific page for adding your comments is "Disciplining Children", but there's more information on the topic on the page entitled, "Parenting Discipline".

There is also some discussion on this topic on my facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/PositiveParentingWithPurpose.  Come join the conversation!