Does spanking / smacking work?
Are you a parent or a child
| 29% (110) | Parent | |
|---|---|---|
| 70% (266) | Child |
376 voters have answered this question.
If you are a parent then what age are your children and are they boys and/or girls?
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96 voters have answered this question.
If you are a child are you a boy or a girl
| 47% (135) | Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% (151) | Girl |
286 voters have answered this question.
... and what is your age?
| 2% (8) | 8 or younger | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (3) | 9 | |
| 3% (11) | 10 | |
| 5% (17) | 11 | |
| 7% (23) | 12 | |
| 10% (33) | 13 | |
| 15% (47) | 14 | |
| 10% (33) | 15 | |
| 9% (30) | 16 | |
| 6% (20) | 17 | |
| 3% (11) | 18 | |
| 22% (70) | 19 or older |
306 voters have answered this question.
Parents: do you spanked your children? Children: are you spanked by your parents?
| 96% (364) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 3% (12) | No |
376 voters have answered this question.
If yes, what is used?
| 68% (256) | Hand | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% (202) | Hairbrush | |
| 21% (80) | Cane | |
| 39% (147) | Belt | |
| 42% (161) | Paddle | |
| 26% (98) | Strap | |
| 11% (43) | Birch | |
| 23% (90) | Switch | |
| 17% (65) | Ruler | |
| 2% (9) | None - no spanking | |
| 13% (49) | Other |
376 voters have answered this question.
What position is used?
| 75% (285) | Over the knee | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% (139) | Lying on bed | |
| 50% (190) | Bent over a piece of furniture like a sofa | |
| 26% (99) | Bent over (either with or without holding something for support) | |
| 14% (54) | Standing up | |
| 2% (11) | None - no spanking |
376 voters have answered this question.
Which part of the body is smacked or spanked?
| 2% (9) | None - no spanking | |
|---|---|---|
| 90% (340) | Bare bottom | |
| 13% (51) | Fully clothed bottom | |
| 18% (71) | Bottom just covered by underwear | |
| 24% (91) | Legs | |
| 7% (29) | Other | |
| 8% (33) | Hands |
376 voters have answered this question.
Any other information about the spankings can be enetered below (e.g. corner time, age started etc)
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139 voters have answered this question.
Does spanking affect your or your child's behaviour?
| 88% (332) | It improves it | |
|---|---|---|
| 1% (7) | No spanking - but I think spanking would improve it | |
| 1% (6) | No spanking - but I think spanking would make it worse | |
| 1% (6) | No spanking - but I think spanking would not make any difference | |
| 1% (6) | It makes it worse | |
| 5% (19) | I don't think it makes any difference |
376 voters have answered this question.
Use this space for any more information about whether spanking has any affect on behaviour
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93 voters have answered this question.
