First, @Mooks you're nasty! I don't know how your comment hasn't been deleted yet!
Second, as to whether or not 14 is too old for a spanking: I would say it depends on the situation. I've seen some kids (teens) that are generally well-behaved, but screw up every now and then, and still get spanked. To me, that's not fair. To me, the parent isn't trying other discipline methods first when they should.
Now, on the opposite side of the spectrum, if a parent has tried grounding, taking away the Internet, cell phones, video games, etc. and the child is still acting out, maybe family counseling is in order? If that fails, the only thing left that I can see is a spanking since you've tried everything else.
is a 14 year old to old to be spanked
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First, @Mooks you're nasty! I don't know how your comment hasn't been deleted yet!
Second, as to whether or not 14 is too old for a spanking: I would say it depends on the situation. I've seen some kids (teens) that are generally well-behaved, but screw up every now and then, and still get spanked. To me, that's not fair. To me, the parent isn't trying other discipline methods first when they should.
Now, on the opposite side of the spectrum, if a parent has tried grounding, taking away the Internet, cell phones, video games, etc. and the child is still acting out, maybe family counseling is in order? If that fails, the only thing left that I can see is a spanking since you've tried everything else.