Should parents be allowed to hit their kids?

i think a spanking can be used to disapline children as long as its not taken too far cause honestly things like time outs dont work parents just shouldnt beat their kids and trust me theres a difference between a spanking and a beating

There's been some controversy about this lately. England is looking to ban Hitting your kids and we've been getting a bit of flack from other countries that already have banned it.  

Personally I think parents should be able to. My parents hit me when I seriously mis-behaved and apart from the brain damage I'm none the worse for it. Plus I see kids these days who, judging from their behavior, are seriously lacking in discipline. So what do you think?  

No.

If you mean hitting as in disciplining kids, as long as it isn't taken too far, it is the best method.

" i think a spanking can be used to disapline children as long as its not taken too far cause honestly things like time outs dont work parents just shouldnt beat their kids and trust me theres a difference between a spanking and a beating "

Parents should be aloud the David Cain route

should kids be allowed to hit their parents?

no hitting...spanking is ok...when I think of hitting I think closed fist and that's not cool

@Do I have to give a name?: 

Also, taking away toys works quite well. So long as you can stick to your resolve and not cave in.

Yes, that can be effective, but only to an extent. To most kids, that's a relatively mild punishment. But some parents just don't want to give any punishment harsher than that, no matter what the kid did. The level of punishment should escalate with the level of how badly the child is behaving.

look at the facts, when noone cared if you hit your kid for disapline the crime rate was lower, kids behaved better and we didnt need metal detectors in schools now everyone is afraid to give their kids any real disapline and the world is going to crap. im not saying hitting kids will solve all the worlds problems and im not supporting child abuse but when a kid does something really bad they need to be punished in a way that gaurantees they know they did wrong which a time out  wont do

Parent's should be allowed to discipline their kids.

" Parent's should be allowed to discipline their kids. "

No.

I say yes but only to trench them right from wrong. 

Yep
 
Happened to me and i turned out alright ............. i suppose.

Kids hate the idea of parents merely spanking them, but you'll get used it. If anything, it teaches you discipline; and discipline is what you're going to need in the world. I'm thankful my parents punished me over the years, now that I look back.

" Kids hate the idea of parents merely spanking them, but you'll get used it. If anything, it teaches you discipline; and discipline is what you're going to need in the world. I'm thankful my parents punished me over the years, now that I look back. "

I think they should be allowed to spank them if they've done something seriously wrong but that's it.

two words HELL NO only its like a spanking or slap on the hand but abuse NO!! 

" @Bio Guyver said:

" Kids hate the idea of parents merely spanking them, but you'll get used it. If anything, it teaches you discipline; and discipline is what you're going to need in the world. I'm thankful my parents punished me over the years, now that I look back. "

Wouldn't that kinda defeat the point though?  If they get used to a punishment, they might as well continue to misbehave. "

" Or, they'll learn to not misbehave again. That's something they should get used to. In life, you make bad choices, you pay the consequences.  What I was trying to get at is: as you get older, you'll get over it. Kids whine, cry, throw fits, play the rebel, whatever, but you'll understand it when you are in the position to understand both the child's side, as well as the adult. "

Nope. Spanking/slapping etc kids is illegal where i live.

" Kids hate the idea of parents merely spanking them, but you'll get used it. If anything, it teaches you discipline; and discipline is what you're going to need in the world. I'm thankful my parents punished me over the years, now that I look back. "

" two words HELL NO only its like a spanking or slap on the hand but abuse NO!!  "

Totally, when I was younger if you were bad or step out of line you took a whooping. Now a day I walk around a store and these kids are screaming, crying, and carrying on. Man if that was me back in the day I was given a right good beating and guess what I know the difference between right and wrong. Children need discipline, they are no different then the rest of us and we all need it. Its what separates us from animals.

When "time out" and "I'm going to count to 3" have lost their edge, it's time for the big guns, literally. Just threaten to shoot your child square between the eyes, I promise they'll never stray. Oh, don't forget to tell them that if they tell anyone you'll still shoot them and their friend.

 spare the rod spoil the child

Parents who hit their kids are mentally too insignificant to find the right arguments.
 
Weak, weak, weak.

"Spare the rod, spoil the child".
 
Now I'm not saying hit the kid for every little mistake that they do; that is horrible parenting.
What I am saying is do not be afraid to hit when your kid really needs it.

yes and no 
to punish when in dire circumstance
but not to beat, thats wrong

"Parent's should be allowed to discipline their kids. "

" the people who say no obviously weren't hit enough as children "

" the people who say no obviously weren't hit enough as children "

" the people who say no obviously weren't hit enough as children "

I thought by "hit" you meant something that's not spanking, so I clicked no. But idk, as long as its not abuse, its okay. Spanking only, but you only spank out of discipline. Not anger... else its abuse. . . . y'know what, I'm just uncertain. lol.

I'm kinda curious. For the people who answered "no": 
 
How should a kid be punished?

"the people who say no obviously weren't hit enough as children " 
 
Wrong my friend i was hit Alot and i said no lol

I'm not exactly for hitting them, there are better ways of dealing with most children. If it's made illegal though, then I could see some of the more messed up kids that more physical punishment might actually work on taking advantage of it. 
 
For example: I know of a woman who refused to hit her child under any circumstances. He just blatantly ignored all punishments given to him. One day, when she took away his privileges to go outside and play with his friends, he pushed her down the stairs. Granted, this boy was pretty messed up, but I could honestly see a few good smacks getting through to him.

Yes

C.    No

i brought them in so i shall discipline them in a way that i feel is necessary as a loving parent just as my parents did to myself while being raised, it's called respect and responsibilities!