I noticed that a lot of kids today get spanked. But who decided that parents should smack a kids butt for discipline? I don't know if my history is accurate but my impression is thatI know a long time ago kids were beaten with "rods" or whips, then, in the Tom Sawyer era parents used switches. Then in the 1900's they started spanking "over the knee", then came paddles and spoons. . Who comes up with this. From what I can tell… Ancient Romans used spankings to try to solve fertility issues in women all the way back in 50 BC. Erotic whipping became part of the French Court during that same time period. The verb "spank" can be traced back in english and latin all the way back to 1727. In the past, spanking was used as punishment not only for children. – in 1936 a book was publish detailing when a man could spank his wife and likewise, when a woman could whip her husband. (apparently divorce rates fell 37% that same year. . Weird) – in 1795 it was publicly acceptable to spank your servants – judicial and prison beatings – Punishments within the Navy Spanking as we now know it (using the palm of your hand for punishing children) started in Victorian Europe. It coinsided with a common church practice of being spanked for the removal of sins. An interesting fact: Today in the US, 28 states have banned spanking in schools. These states are: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,and Wisconsin. The remaining states leave the issue up to the individual school districts.

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