Fiance and I have been arguing about this lately, and I am curious about the opinion of others on this situation.
Luckily, neither of us believe in spanking our children. I have seen many children that are spanked that learn to retaliate in this way to others. I am a believer in time outs and consequences. How about you guys?
The aspect we disagree on is whether or not we want our children to be raised with "yes sir" and "yes mam". I personally do not like it. I grew up in the north, and it seems to be less common there. I don't see the need for it- he says it is a respect thing, but respect is tone, not word choice (in my opinion). How do you guys feel about this? And what area do you live in?
Luckily, neither of us believe in spanking our children. I have seen many children that are spanked that learn to retaliate in this way to others. I am a believer in time outs and consequences. How about you guys?
The aspect we disagree on is whether or not we want our children to be raised with "yes sir" and "yes mam". I personally do not like it. I grew up in the north, and it seems to be less common there. I don't see the need for it- he says it is a respect thing, but respect is tone, not word choice (in my opinion). How do you guys feel about this? And what area do you live in?