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June 23rd, 2009 9:20 PM
Okay, i would not spank my child unless they did something bad really bad, but just because we see something different does not mean that we can bash on her saying that she is a bad mother. we all have different parenting styles. dads and moms. i am sure that you have a moment when you and your husband disagree on how to do something. disipline being one of them. i do noe really do the commenting thing but i think that people r looking a it wrong. no one put you on a magazine when they dont agree with how you dicipline your children. the only thing i can say is being in public you should not dicipline your children. wait till you get home. really. especially in the mess they somehow got into. please do not bash on kate gosselin for this.
June 24th, 2009 1:22 AM
i believe y'all are tripping every kid gets spanking its not a big deal. Not like you never got spanky! so y'all stop it shes a mom and theres nothing wrong with spankys!
June 25th, 2009 1:13 PM
i allready left my comment but haha in your face kristen more people are diffending kate
June 25th, 2009 7:47 PM
I think that people should get out of her business. If you look into most American homes they are spanking their children today. Leave her alone stop picking her out just cause she is famous and your not!!!
June 25th, 2009 7:48 PM
If the child has bruises then say something but there is nothing to say that she has done anything wrong.
June 25th, 2009 9:54 PM
my mom does it to me i mean really!!! moms have to do it once in a while!!
June 25th, 2009 11:20 PM
i think she has the right to spank her kid. so what if she is famous she can still spank her kid like a regular person would. that is my point of view.
June 27th, 2009 11:08 PM
This is so stupid, the paparazzi should leave the Gosselins alone like are you kidding me. spanking your child is NOT abusing them b/c in most cases spanking your child(ren) is necessary && it's especially hard on Kate b/c she npw has to raise 8 children alone after a devostating seperation. Give her a break! I am pretty sure everyone has smacked or spanked a child when they were being bad && it's harmless but effective on how the child(ren) behave in the future. Kate is an excellent && inspirational woman, KEEP IT UP KATE! Don't let the press get to you b/c you ARE strong with or without Jon && i guarentee you will get through this!
June 28th, 2009 1:23 AM
Spanking worked for Joe Jackson...look at how successful Michael Jackson was, and he clearly didn't have ANY issues as an adult. Way to go, Joe!
June 28th, 2009 2:26 PM
Kate why spank leah she my favorite i understand spanking Collin or Mady but please dont spank leah again she is the darling from above and that made me cry :cry
June 28th, 2009 10:41 PM
leave them alone really is this for real everyone in their life time has gotten spanked and if not then your parents must of just let you be brats. you really dont know what might of happend so please just grow up get alife and just leave them alone they are going through some hard stuff kate and john the kids are getting cought in the middle and trust me. even if they try the kids are going to know the pain too kate and john our both being strong.
June 30th, 2009 1:33 PM
It was just a spanking,get over it.I think that when a child don't behave they need a spanking.If everybody gets a spanking in the world then everybody has a chance to go to hevean more than hell
July 8th, 2009 8:36 AM
As a person from Scandinavia I'm shocked by how almost everyone posting here thinks spanking children is such a fine, good thing. Your American culture uses violence and bodily degradation as a means to get a point across and that is not good for your people. In Sweden Ms. Gosselin would take the whistle away and be stern and if the daughter was still misbehaving she'd be sent indoors, not to play until she can obey. The daughter is as human as anyone and has a right to her body's integrity. To violate her body's integrity with a harsh physical action is an unfair and inexcusable way to communicate behavior rules. This child will, in turn, think that to hit others is how disapproval and anger is settled.
July 10th, 2009 4:46 AM
oh god, seriously? i found out about this recently and me and my sister were laughing about it... sure, i feel bad for leah, i mean i HATED getting spanked when i was a kid, but really, most kids do get spanked, it's not like that means the parents doing the spanking are child abusers, they're just parents trying to discipline their kids. It's really not that big of a deal. Especially in Kate's case, she's got 8 kids, all of which are still very young, of course she's gonna give them a spanking from time to time. I have to admit it wasn't totally smart to do it in front of paparazzi, but still people are making way too big a deal of this. I was spanked all the time as a kid, and i know it wasn't because my parents were abusing me, they were just trying to teach me a lesson for being a little brat. I'm sure all of Kate's kids are, although cute and sweet, total brats from time to time, so of course Kate's gonna spank 'em. She's just like most mothers, loves her kids to death, but is gonna teach 'em a lesson here and there. Since when was that wrong? Besides all that, she's not a perfect mother and she never said she was, we should just leave her be, honestly. :c;;;
July 14th, 2009 6:06 PM
im not usually one to comment but gosh it was a spanking. People need to just leave Kate alone. Shes a good mom alot better than some who only have one or two people really need to thinki about that!
July 21st, 2009 9:04 AM
Kate has 8 children and is raising them on her own.
She obviously loves her kids enough to care how they behave. a little disipline goes a long way.
Dee
August 5th, 2009 9:53 PM
HOLY FUCK!! Leave them alone! So she spanked her kid, but if Kate let her kids run around like idiots she would be in the papers for being an unfit mother?? This makes no sense I think people should rememeber these are people who have real feelings and make mistakes (not saying that a spank is a mistake, sometimes its needed!!) People need to realize that Kate and Jon both do lots for there kids and the kids always seem happy and always taken care of and thats what matters!!!
September 12th, 2009 12:43 PM
Child buttock-battering vs. DISCIPLINE:
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing, and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like "Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because that is precisely what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak,
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson,
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational resources, testimony, documentation, etc available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research on "spanking".
Just a handful of those helping to raise awareness of why child buttock-battering isn't a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics,
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Center For Effective Discipline,
PsycHealth Ltd Behavioral Health Professionals,
Churches' Network For Non-Violence,
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps,
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children,
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In 26 countries, child buttock-battering is prohibited by law (with more in process). In fact, the US was the only UN member that did not ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
October 20th, 2009 7:17 PM
Child buttock-battering vs. DISCIPLINE:
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing, and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
I think the reason why television shows like "Supernanny" and "Dr. Phil" are so popular is because that is precisely what many (not all) people are trying to do.
There are several reasons why child bottom-slapping isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak,
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson,
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational resources, testimony, documentation, etc available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research with the recommended reads-visit www.nospank.net.
Just a handful of those helping to raise awareness of why child bottom-slapping isn't a good idea:
American Academy of Pediatrics,
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Center For Effective Discipline,
PsycHealth Ltd Behavioral Health Professionals,
Churches' Network For Non-Violence,
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps,
Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children,
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In 26 countries, child corporal punishment is prohibited by law (with more in process). In fact, the US was the only UN member that did not ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.