Mister Poll: How Spankings Should Be Administered

This is a detailed poll to see people's opinions on how a spanking should be administered, how they were spanked as children, and gender differences. This is a common debated matter among parents, and I am interested to see where people stand on this topic. This is referring to legal and appropriate spanking - not abuse. Many answers allow you to check more than one box. Please select all that apply. Please email me if you think of a choice on a question that I can add. You can also email me with your experiences or opinions. I want this poll to be detailed and accurate.

Where should you position someone about to be spanked?

Over your knee/lap

Over a desk

Over a bed

Standing but bending over

Standing with arm firmly held

Over a couch/chair

Other (email me with other options)

Where should a spanking be administered?

Bare bottom

Over underpants

Over outer pants

Whatever's showing

Other

Generally, when should one stop a spanking?

When genuine crying starts

A few spanks (3-5) after genuine crying starts

A number of spanks (5-10) after genuine crying starts

When attention is gotten - before tears

When bottom is red

After a specific number of spanks

Other (email me with other options)

When should you talk about the spanking and why it is/was necessary?

Right before the spanking

Right after the spanking

During the spanking

After the spanking and time has gone by to think about it

Before the spanking and time will go by to prepare for it

Other

How many spanks should be given for a fairly serious offense?

At what age should spankings generally stop?

How hard should a spanking be?

Light - attention getter

Firm and deliberate

Hard - this isn't a game here

Depends on the offense

Other

Who would you trust to spank your child if needed (check all that apply)?

Your spouse

Your brother

Your sister

Your mother

Your father

Your babysitter

Your best friend (male)

Your best friend (female)

If you trusted your babysitter, would you allow her to spank your child if needed?

Yes, if babysitter was female

Yes, if she was 16 or older

Yes, if she was 18 or older

Which of the following offenses would generally warrant a spanking - as opposed to other disciplinary options (check all that apply)?

Do you think men and women should both give spankings?

Yes, both men and women should spank

Only women, men don't know their own strength

Only men should spank

Only men should spanks sons and women spank daughters

If during a spanking, the child tried to stop it by moving or blocking with hands, you should:

Stop the spanking - child's had enough

Hold them down and continue until you are finished

Spank longer for resisting

Spank harder for resisting

If you have (had) a child (or children), how often do (did) you spank them?

Once a day

A few times a week

A few times a month

Once a month

A few times a year

Once a year

Less than once a year

How old are you?

Are you male or female?

Male

Female

Were you spanked as a child?

Yes

If you were spanked, who were you spanked by (check all that apply)?

How many spanks would you get (check all that apply)?

When you were spanked, when would the spanking end?

When I started crying

When my bottom was red

After a certain number of spanks

Long after my crying started

No rhyme or reason to it.

When you were spanked, did you always cry?

Yes

Sometimes

I kicked and screamed

I tried to get away

I tried to block the spanking

As a child, did you feel you were spanked:

Too often

Not often enough

Just about right

Too hard

Too light

As hard as I deserved

What position were you spanked in?

Over the knee

Over a bed

Over a chair/couch

Standing

Bending over

Over a desk

Other

Where were you spanked?

Bare bottom

Over underpants

Over outer pants

Whatever was showing

How much did the spankings hurt?

Not much - usually just an attention getter

It stung, but I didn't cry

It stung, and I usually cried

It hurt like heck, and I screamed!

I was spanked until my bottom was numb

Should you lecture a child during a spanking?

Yes, tell them what they did wrong while spanking them

Yes, pause between spanks and lecture them

Yes, keep spanking until they promise not to repeat the bad behavior

No, you should not talk and just focus on giving the spanking

No, they'll be crying too much to talk

If you were spanked bare bottomed over the knee, which statement is most accurate?

Spanker pulled my underpants down before putting me over

Spanker pulled my underpants down after putting me over

Spanker made me pull my underpants down

If you believe in bare-bottom spanking, why?

It stings more that way

You can see when to stop because you can see the redness

It's more humiliating

I don't believe in bare-bottom spanking

Other (email me with other options)

Have you ever spanked your own child?

Yes

I don't have any children

Have you ever spanked someone else's child?

Yes

If you've spanked someone else's child, was it a:

Niece

Nephew

Sibling

Neighbor's

Friend's

Student

Babysitting situation

Other (email me with other options)

If you were spanked by your mother (or other female relative), she usually used:

If you were spanked by your father (or male relative), he used:

As a female, I believe a spanking should be given with:

As a male, I believe a spanking should be given with:

How often were you spanked as a child?

Every day

A few times a week

Once a week

A few times a month

Once a month

A few times a year

Once a year

A few times in my life

Once in my life

If you've given a spanking before, which is the most accurate on how you did it?

Spanked right then and there where offense occurred

Led by arm to room, then spanked immediately

Sent to room, then spanked there soon after

Sent to room to think about it a while - then spanked

Made child wait for father to get home to spank

Made child wait for mother to get home to spank

Other (email me with other facts)

When you were spanked as a child, what's the most accurate statement about what occurred before the spanking?

I was spanked right then and there where the offense occurred

I was led to my room and spanked immediately

I was sent to my room to wait for a spanking-then spanked soon afterward

I was sent to my room to wait a while for my spanking

I had to wait for dad to get home to spank me

I had to wait for mom to get home to spank me

Other (email me)

When you were spanked as a child, when did the lecture generally take place?

Right before the spanking

Right after the spanking

Before the spanking and had time to prepare for it

After the spanking and had time to think about it

Lectured during the spanking

Spanked with no discussion

When a very serious offense has occurred at home, and only the mother is there, the following should happen:

Mom should spank, nothing more

Wait for father to get home since he will spank much harder

Mom spanks then dad spanks again when he gets home

Your son has a friend over (both 6 years old), and you catch them throwing things at cars. Friend's mom says (over the phone) that she would like you to spank him because she would be delayed in picking him up. What would you do?

I would spank both of them equally hard - in front of each other

I would spank my son first - then the friend in another room

I would spank the friend first - then my son in another room

I would spank my son harder than I would spank the friend

I'd feel uncomfortable, but I'd spank the friend because it was needed.

I would only spank my son - while the friend waited for his mom

I would only spank my son - after the friend had been taken home

How many spanks would you give in the above situation?

This poll was created on 2000-07-17 14:04:39 by AN152011