KIROTV.com - Education - First-Grader Suspended Because Mom Wouldn't Spank Him
"The administrator ... called me outside her office and said that it needed to be handled. I said, 'OK, when I take him home, I'll use my form of discipline,' and she said, 'No, either you go inside my office and spank him, or I am suspending him from school for a day,'" Fallaw-Gabrielson said."At that point, my eyes filled with tears and I said, 'I guess he's just suspended for the day,'" she said.
We have never spanked our children. Ever. Are they spoiled? Not even slightly. You won't find two more respectful, courteous, sensitive kids anywhere. Moreover, they don't behave this way out of fear - they do it out of love.
When I say they respect people, I don't mean they treat people nicely because they might be punished if they don't. I mean the respect people. They do it because they are treated with respect. They do it because it is in their character, instilled by their loving parents.
Posted by carlosmorales at March 8, 2005 04:20 PM | TrackBack