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This poll is for parents only please.
Are you?
Mum
Dad
How many children under 16 do you have?
1
2
3
4
5 or more
What ages and sex?
What punishments do you use when your children are naughty?
Smack/Spank
Grounding
Time out/Corner time/Naughty step or chair
Withdrawl of privilages
Stop pocket money/allowance
Confiscate toys or other possesions
Destroy toys or other possesions
Hit with an implement
Write lines
Mouthsoaping/hot saucing
Other. Please describe.
I never punish any of my children
When did you last punish one of your children?
Today
Yesterday
In the last week
In the last two weeks
In the last month
In the last two months
Longer than two months
I never punish any of my children
What was the age of the child you last punished? If you don't ever punish any of your children please write "none" in answer box.
Are they a
Boy
Girl
How did you punish this child on this occasion?
Smack/spank. Where?
Grounding. For how long?
Time out/Corner time/Naughty step or chair. For how long?
Withdrawl of privilages. For how long?
Stop pocket money/allowance. For how long?
Confiscate toys or other possesions. For how long?
Destroy toys or other possesions
Hit with an implement. What implement and where on the child's body did you hit?
Write lines. How many and how many words per line? How long did this take the child to complete?
Mouthsoaping/hot saucing. What did you use?
Other. Please describe.
I never punish any of my children
Do you feel that your punishments work with regards to your childrens behaviour?
Yes it improves their behaviour but it upsets me to punish them
Yes it improves their behaviour and relieves my stress
No it does not improve their behaviour but it relieves my stress
No it does not improve their behaviour but I feel I have to punish them when they are naughty
I never punish my children
Thank you for taking part. Please feel free to make any comments here or in the message forums.
This poll was created on 2009-10-01 19:23:44 by Mr_Smack