Tameka AndersonBehavior Coach | Creator of the THRIVE™ Framework & CALM Method™ at Cultivate Potential Strategies

show me how to do that 🫣 #parenting #momlife #discipline

20 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, a parent declares an intention to spank their child for perceived disrespect, asserting authority as the reason for the physical punishment. The child questions the logic, asking whether hitting is an acceptable way to demand respect and pointing out the power imbalance. The parent initially defends spanking as a tool for teaching respect, then shifts to a broader claim that they want to teach kindness and non‑violent problem solving. The exchange ends with the child requesting a demonstration of non‑violent methods, highlighting a tension between traditional corporal discipline and modern, empathy‑based parenting approaches.

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I'm gonna spank you because you're disrespecting me. Oh, so it's okay to hit? You're making me do this because you made me feel disrespected. So if I feel disrespected, then it's okay to hit? No, I'm spanking you so you learn to respect me. Oh, so hitting is how I get people to respect me? No, I'm only hitting you because I'm the parent. Oh, it's only okay to hit people who are smaller and have less power than you. I remember that during At school, there's this new kid that— No, I want to teach you to be kind to others and to solve problems without violence. Oh, okay, so show me how to do that.