But if there happened to be a chair or a bench nearby, the naughty child would be taken over the knee and spanked for all to see. Though spankings were less in fashion during my childhood, my parents were definitely firm believers in their effectiveness and all four of us were spanked into our early to mid-teens. Speechless, gob-smacked, panicked, stunned, shocked – take your pick, all of those describe how I felt. The plan was for my friend’s mother to sneak in by the back door the next morning because, and I quote: “She wanted to surprise you, and fancied smacking your bottom too because it would be fun! A Parent's Admission: When the school discovers that Tom has been viewing porn sites on his tablet computer, his mother, Mrs Hodges, is summoned to see his form teacher.

Your correspondent signed "Brooklyn" bemoans her fate because her husband exacts explicit obedience from her and disregards her personal comfort by subjugating her to frequent spankings. I didn’t hold out a lot of hope, because Mum had said there would be no more spankings, but I figured it was worth a shot and approaching my 11th year, I asked Mum whether I could have a birthday spanking on the big day. This was a further bombshell – I’d never been told to take my trousers down for any punishment before. Passionate about parenting and our community, Cincinnati Mom Collective strives to connect area moms to relevant resources, local businesses, can’t-miss happenings, and most of all — each other! Boys are at their naughtiest in their teens – they need more spanking rather than less as they get older!It had dawned on me that not only did my own mother now know that I enjoyed having my bottom smacked, so did Adam’s mum, and almost certainly Adam and his sister too. You can probably guess what happened next – the soda spilled all over the back seat, making stains everywhere.

The Right Incentive: Singled out because of unsatisfactory homework, Julia and her mother Rebecca along with several others, attend a Parents' Open Meeting at school. The ladies in question continue to tease me about it regularly – and probably will for the rest of my life! However, standing there, gently rubbing my warm bum, another feeling was getting stronger – and my new toy was rising in my underpants!

Instead, my response would be to safely gather my child, and assuming that a clear warning was given before, to administer a spanking either in the enclosed car, or when we arrived home.

This week we’re tackling an incredibly sensitive and divisive subject: spanking as a form of discipline. That you do not doubtour love forour children and thatwe too have purposefully made discipline decisions for our children. I'm pleased to announce that I've just published a new story collection, Twelve of the Best: Volume 13! Spankings were never given in anger but were very measured and controlled, and Mom had a set procedure that turned a spanking into an ordeal.

There was no other telling off – just a slow hand spanking that stung a bit more than Mum’s, mostly I think because it lasted longer. I had kind of picked up that she used to cane her son Rory across his bare bottom until he was 18 and left home for university – it was sort of hinted at in the family and used as a vague threat, but whilst I was intrigued, I didn’t relate it to myself in any way, or her connection to me. We obviously could run faster than her and catch her at the time, and we tried initially in 2-year-old words to tell her firmly to not run towards to road.

When my daughter was around 2 years old, she went through the phase of wanting to run away from us, in fact often she would run towards the road. Each year after that, until I was 15, I received a birthday spanking from Mum, using exactly the same method described above. So that I am clearly understood, as I recognize this is a sensitive matter for many, I define spanking as an open-handed slap to the bottom or to the top of the hand. Now, when I say spanking, I am not meaning that all that’s involved is a swat on the bottom and move on. I say this because there are too many children that are hit, I have seen this in my line of work, children who are abused and have been taken advantage of by the adult caretakers in their lives.This contribution does not include any ‘punishments’ per se – in fact, I don’t know anyone who has been or is punished with spanking these days.