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Should I Spank My 13 Year Old Daughter? She Talks Back I Have Tried Talking Things Away!

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    Probably not. I'm not against spanking, but 13 is pretty old for that. And think about it: Backtalk is an emotional escalation of a situation. Spanking could potentially escalate it more rather than decisively ending it, especially since most people who spank in situations like that probably do it in an emotional, reactive way.

    Think about this too: Imagine that she's an adult (and she will be before you know it) and she's working at a job. Someone - a manager, a customer, a coworker - speaks rudely to her. How would you like her to react? Try reacting that way yourself. Just because she's doing something that is "misbehavior" doesn't mean that you need to correct it with punishment.
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    Nancybell  

    answered 2 weeks ago

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