Kate Gosselin Spanks Leah

 

Yes I do believe in spanking your children if the behavior warrants it. In today’s society we are so afraid to discipline our children because of the laws that are in place. Well when little Johnny becomes an adult and is in front of a judge for a serious crime, the question is always asked “What was his childhood like” or “What was his parents like”. Bottom line…if you do not want your children to treat you and others like dirt then sometimes you have to spank them. Eric

- Anonymous

Posted 06/19/09 02:18 PM

 

 

WORDS TO THE WISE “Spare the rod spoil the child”. Being a class room teacher today has been very diffcult because parents are afraid to discipline their children. When their child enter school they come in having NO RESPECT for their teachers and peers. As adults and parents it is our job to raise up own children so that they may be respectful to adults and peers. Otherwise they will grow up to be trouble makers. I was spanked as child and turned out to be a respectful person, never to be sent to the principal’s office for misbehaving in class. I must admitted every child is different and sometimes you can discipline your child by talking to them however, if you do spank your child it should be done out of love not frustration and ALWAYS explain to the child why they were spanked. I feel that if more parents would discipline their children (by spanking and talking to them) schools today wouldn’t be they way they are.

- Anonymous

Posted 06/19/09 02:36 PM

 

 

Spanking never hurt anyone. There is a difference between spanking and beating for sure. Some children need it worse than others, but it does not hurt them. Most of us went through it as a child, and our kids are no different, except in today’s society it is sickening to see the element of kids out there that have no regard for adults, are disrespectful and disobedient, and that is not the way the good Lord intended it to be. The saying goes “spare the rod, spoil the child”???? These days kids push parents and people WAY too far, and think they can get away with it. Does anyone out there like their children telling them what to do or hitting them or talking back? I will not allow that in my home. It will be the day when my now 7 year old starts telling me what she is and is not going to do or puts her hand to me. And the other sickening thing is look at the kids out there in the world today that dress like trash, teenage pregnancies, messing around, boys messing around, diseases, etc. Had they have been disciplined more or spanked more, maybe things would not be so bad. The world has become a messed up place in a lot of ways. Where is church and God in all this, where they should be????? I do not mean to sound so harsh, but my daughter is really causing a lot of problems at home, and it is because she was allowed to get away with things being the only child and being cute and all, and her behavior is disgusting towards us. So I just heard all of this from my husband and from other people. It is in what we teach our children and what they see at home as their role models….. Nuff said???? Thanks for listening.

- susan

Posted 06/19/09 03:05 PM

 

 

Not spanking children today is the reason why teenagers are out of hand/running wild. I am a better person today because of the discipline I received as a child. Spanking does not always generate fear in a child. For most it helps a child understand the ramification of their decisions. Pain triggers that brain to retain and recall information based on the stimulation of nerves. Why do we touch things that are hot, and then quickly understand why we should never touch them again? There is no difference with spanking. As a parent who does not believe in spanking you should research the pros and cons and STOP listening to what others are saying. So next time when you see a child being spanked at the grocery store you’ll smile and not call the police.

- Peaks

Posted 06/19/09 03:13 PM

 

 

I THINK KATE DID WHAT I WOULD OF DONE TOO!!! PLUS NOBODY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS THE WHISTLE OR NOT MAYBE KATE DID TAKE IT AWAY FROM HER AND THAT JUST MADE THINGS WORST. WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH IS ITS NOT A BIG DEAL THE WAY THERE TRYING TO MAKE IT SEEM. KATE IS A GREAT MOTHER AND THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT!!!!

- EMMA

Posted 06/19/09 03:31 PM

 

 

oh my god people give Kate a break. I was spanked a few times when I was younger and I turned out fine. Plenty of children get spanked when they are being bad, its not abuse! I think its ridiculous how now a days parents can’t even discipline there children there own way

- Christina

Posted 06/19/09 03:43 PM

 

 

Good god….these people can’t even parent these kids…..without a front page story! Gosh! So she is giving the kid a swat ….big deal…no harm done…..she is not crossing the line. Leave these people alone, no wonder they are getting a divorce. Stalker-papers.

- Julia

Posted 06/19/09 03:55 PM

 

 

It’s a personal decision. “period”

- stephanie

Posted 06/19/09 09:56 PM

 

 

I have to disagree with the majority of the people responding to this story. I am always surprised when I learn that people who were spanked are supporters of it as parents. I was spanked many times as a child and to this day feel a degree of resentment. I was spanked many times and I never knew what I’d done to deserve it. There were days it seemed to come from nowhere. I was also spanked with large books, like encyclopedias. My parents were good parents, but their form of “discipline” did nothing but confuse me and leave me angry. I would never spank a child. Your children are not your property and believe me, they always remember being treated unfairly.

- K.

Posted 06/19/09 10:02 PM

 

 

Finally she is acting like a real mom and disciplining her child. She has caught alot of grief over the drama between her and Jon but this is one instance in which people have gone to far. Leave her alone she is just a mom discipling a child.

- Anonymous

Posted 06/19/09 10:48 PM

 

 

For those of you who say you will never spank keep that thought in mind the first time your child runs out in front of a car…your tune will change. Spanking as a last resort in my opinion isn’t a problem. As long as it isn’t the only method of punishment. In my house such offenses are involving running into the street anything dangerious or having being repeatedly told/diciplined for the same offense. As for anything else I found having my child pack up a trashbag of her favorite toys and taking them to the Salvation Army for a more deserving child solves the problem. In Kate’s case I don’t see a problem. In fact if I had repeatedly told her to stop and she didn’t not only would she have been popped on the bottom but the whistle would have been stamped into the ground. I’m sick of hearing people say “Leah is a good kid.” Yeah, look at all the good kids who have ended up shooting up our schools, become dru dealers, or are serving life sentences for their choices since their parents were afraid to dicipline their children. It was made to be a big thing that the child was crying….DUH! Did you who question her expect it to feel good. Maybe she’ll think twice before she direspects her mother again. JMOT

- Zakadabug

Posted 06/20/09 12:31 AM

 

 

i was spanked once as a child.it taught me not to be unrulely in or out in public.my girl are 29 and 37to big to spank but not to big for a bat.my daughters finished college and is going with all her might to become a judge.the other one has 8 children whom when i went to shcoolto beat my grandson the teacher said we have one f thease old time granny’s.the gov,the police say you can’t hit them then i say unless they live in your home or you are helping me raise them take them home with you or mind your on buss.after the cops told my daughter in front of my grandson that she could’nt hit him now he is 17 still in the ninth grade.let real people raise their children.theirs know time out or go to your room honey know i’m going to beat their a… or you take them home with you.and when they go to jail,join a gang,die then you high and mighty want to say the parent’s did’nt raise them right bbut you want to go off to fight a war that you don’t even know why we are fighting,mind your homeand get back to every neighbor not being afraid to tell a child that’s not right.you big time people have the worse under cover brats,drugies and you name.clean out your own house and while you are at it beat the word of God in your head then theirs and we all will be find.you all make the mess then you want to blame a parent for what?get the family off tv and fix the mess you all created.

- toni

Posted 06/20/09 03:40 AM

 

 

An adult should never lay their hands on a child in a violent manner. Spanking is a physical attack on a helpless child when there is lack of parenting skills. PERIOD

- Jane

Posted 06/20/09 11:35 AM

 

 

The only reason everyone is making a big deal over this is because they are already in the spotlight. IF all the BS wasnt going on between them right now and kate spanked her child it wouldnt be a big deal. I think that every child needs dicipline and how a parent does it is their own buisness just as long as the child is not in any real danger. Everyone should just leave them alone and let them try to be parents to their children, but when they are being scrutinized for every move they make it make it difficult.

- melissa

Posted 06/20/09 02:49 PM

 

 

I personally have had one spanking in my whole life when I was 7 by my dad for not doing the dishes like I was told. Since then, I have always listened and did what I was told. Never had a spanking after that. It obviously helped me. But to say that thats not the way to discipline is wrong. Every child is different, I have a 2 and 4 year old who never need spanked, just time out or talked to. I have a 3 year old that talking doesnt help, he needs a spanking through his clothing, never on skin. And it helps him a little more. I dont beat my kids out of anger and really dont think Kate has done that either, she is in the privacy of her own home and had a papparazzi on her property taking those pictures. She called the cops on them too. I dont think she has done anything wrong, she is just being a parent of 8 kids which most of us only have half of that amount!! She is doing a wonderful job being a mother!!!

- Danielle Fisher

Posted 06/21/09 12:10 PM

 

 

There is a difference between spanking and hitting. People on here need to learn the difference. It’s not abuse, and sometimes a spanking is definitely called for.

- RachelAZ

Posted 06/21/09 04:30 PM

 

 

You know there is also a point that we are missing. This child is outside playing. I am sure that is the only place she could blow a plastic whistle. Perhaps she could have asked Leah to move away from her to blow the whistle. From my experience, Kate does not ever give options to her children or her husband, she is always giving orders. I don’t believe in spanking, perhaps for very rare, extremely serious infractions. But this was clearly a case of a Mother out of control and was on the phone ignoring her children. She didn’t give any kind of warning, she said stop. No communication — no comfort. This child will grow up being afraid of and resenting her mother. The one person who she should love and trust completely.

- Liz

Posted 06/22/09 06:57 PM

 

 

My mom used to chase me around the house with wooden spoons and fly swatters. I was a brat and ran in the bathroom and locked the door so i couldnt get a spanking. My father very seldom spanked me and when he did i didnt do what i had done wrong again. I was a brat and grew up with other brats. I dropped out of school and ran with a crazy crowd. In my opinion my father should have spanked me more. I got my way most of the time and shouldnt have. It seems in todays society children run the parents. Parents dont have control over their children the children have control over the parents. Right now its 12:34 am and i hear children downstairs in the apt complex im in yelling in the street skate boarding. If it were my son he would be getting a spanken right now for acting like a mindless heathen. You can be a loving caring parent and still spank your children. Tell them you love them and why they are getting spanked. Do it out of love and not anger. Your results will not be negative and your children will one day thank you for keeping them safe and in line.

- Casey

Posted 06/23/09 12:34 AM

 

 

There is nothing wrong with having to discipline YOUR Child. I have a 2 year old daughter and when she acts up I have to step in and discipline her. Wheather its sending her to the corner or if the situation is worse I spank. I don’t beat my child but I spank to let her know that she is out of line. Am I a bad parent? All I want Is for my child to respect me and everyone around her. And to be the best person she can be. There is nothing wrong with disciplining you child the right way!

- Melissa

Posted 06/23/09 01:52 AM

 

 

OMG I don’t see the problem w/ this at all, the kid is 5, sometimes 5 yr olds need a swat on the butt. I have four kids who have all been spanked at one time or another, they are fine and continue to be good kids. I was spanked as a kid as were most people my age. I’m so sick of the way society looks down on parents who spank. As has been said, there’s a difference between spanking and beating. She wasn’t beating the kid, she was spanking her, big flippin’ deal!

- Ladybrinx

Posted 06/23/09 07:43 AM

 

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