Hitting your kids

Absolutely not! Especially not at this age but not at any age

Gentle parenting isn’t even effective or recommended to start until 2 years old. I have never and will never lay a hand on my son. It’s lazy and unnecessary.

No definitely not, I was beat as a kid all it did was cause trauma. Didn’t make me learn anything.

HELL NO!! As someone who grew up getting hit all the time it made me fear my parents and not want to be near them ever! I will never ever lay a hand on my son! There’s so many different ways to teach our children right from wrong! I’ll never understand why parents hit their kids when they throw a tantrum???? They are tiny humans who sometimes can’t control their emotions and hitting them is only going to make them cry worse! Just my opinion

I agree with some of these comments. I know someone who slaps her son's hand as a way of saying no and sometimes spanks him when he is not even 2 years old yet

At this age, no. But I am not against it. Spanking was reserved for worse offenses when I was younger. Not beat, no trauma from it. I am not against it, but I don't think it is needed at this age. They don't understand their actions, and they are just starting to be able to understand consequence associated with an action.

Absolutely not. If a kid doesn’t understand enough for you to talk to them about what they did why would you hit a literal child who can’t understand you? Also why would you teach them to avoid punishment, put them in survival mode, and make them fear you/consequences… it makes no sense.

@Nikki this!!

My parents use to hit when I was a kid. Sure we were well behaved but we had anxiety and a terrible relationship with my parents until we became adults

Absolutely not and never will. At any age, they don't learn a lesson of whatever not to do, they are learning to be afraid of and not trust you anymore. Someone hitting their children is laziness and lack of self control to be able to teach them properly. This age, redirect and if they can understand "no because I need to keep you safe" say that. Older, use your words to explain not your hands.

Nope. There is nothing useful that comes out of hitting. Pull him away and redirect.... But will not ever hit him.... Now I've bumped into him on accident.... But he is my sweet little buddy 💗