A new coat (audio)
In this insight into her privileged upbringing in the New England of the 1930s, Gigi recalls how carelessness cost her some new clothes – and a very sore bottom from … Read more
In this insight into her privileged upbringing in the New England of the 1930s, Gigi recalls how carelessness cost her some new clothes – and a very sore bottom from … Read more
The spanking games we play as children, and our experiences of parental discipline, can often have a major influence on our developing sex life as we become adults. This anonymous … Read more
As I’ve mentioned in previous contributions, right up until I was around 10 years old I had problems with bedwetting and was wearing diapers at night. Because of that, the … Read more
The following is derived from an informal conversation I had with Marjorie back in the late 1980s. By that time, this mother-of-five, who lived in Derby, was also a grandmother … Read more
My father was an officer in the Royal Navy, and as such he was away a great deal, half way around the world. This left the discipline of myself and … Read more
I was about 12 years old. Our family were regular churchgoers. Not only did we go every Sunday, but on and every Thursday night, I attended a Junior Club there. It … Read more
Looking back, I probably started spanking my daughter quite late. It would have been better if she had had her first trip over Mom’s knee when she was a pre-schooler, … Read more
It was the summer in the late 70s– I was 13 and playing rep soccer. One night, we had a practice at the same compound where my older sister was … Read more
Martin is married to Louise and the couple live in West Sussex. At the time of the following interview, they had two boys – Rory, aged nine, and six-year-old Danny. … Read more
When I was a naughty boy, I would usually be sent to fetch Mum’s slipper from her shoe cupboard (unless she happened to be wearing it at the time, of … Read more
We get a glimpse of life in colonial life in Africa as a young boy is thoroughly smacked in front of the servants – and ends up being beaten by … Read more
One of our most popular stories comes to audio, as a boy playing at his friends’ house comes face to face with family discipline – in the form of their … Read more
PROPER METHOD—THE MANNER The greatest care and attention to even every least detail should be the attitude of the mother or governess with regard to the manner of spanking the … Read more
My mum was a stickler for cleanliness, especially in matters of personal hygiene. If, while doing the laundry, she came across a pair of my underpants which had skid marks … Read more
I didn’t see much of my father during my childhood before the age of 11, when I finally went to live with him. During that time, I got a couple … Read more
Although I got my bottom tanned by Mom growing up, Dad wasn’t above giving me corporal punishment himself. For this job, he kept an old leather tool belt, which was … Read more
I got my last spankings from my Dad when I was 14 years old, about four months before I turned 15. Me and my friend Anna were out shopping for … Read more
When I started at school, up till second grade mild forms of corporal punishment were still allowed. If you misbehaved enough, you were sent to the principal if you were … Read more
PROPER METHOD – THE PLACE How many people, I wonder, ever give thought to the question, “Is there anything of importance attached to having a certain place to take or … Read more
My first recollection of a spanking is one I received when I was four years old, although I know from family conversations that I received corporal punishment before then. My … Read more
The Housemother, sometimes known as the Matron, has played a prominent role in looking after British boarding school children down the years – and her responsibilities have often included the … Read more
DISCIPLINE, THE RIGHTFUL HERITAGE OF THE CHILD ‘Rejoice Not in Ungodly Children’ We Americans are justly proud of what our forefathers so dearly purchased, the “right to life, liberty and … Read more
Donna’s intention of picking a nice bouquet of flowers for her nana goes badly wrong, when she raids her grandad’s garden for the blooms and ends up over her grandmother’s … Read more
The following text is an introductory note and preface to Beatrice Reinhart’s 1937 book Back To Common Sense, a child training manual emphatically advocating the practice of spanking, and going … Read more
PROPER METHOD – THE TIME ‘True, there is a time for everything; circumstances, however, may dictate the time.’
One day, when I was around seven, I was round at my friend Tony Attwood’s house. We had been playing up in his bedroom with his Action Man and Dinky … Read more
When I was a little girl, the discipline I dreaded most was a beating with the cane. My mother used a rattan cane and it never failed to leave a … Read more
Maman Special Report Books offering advice on raising good, happy children have never exactly been in short supply – but two slim American volumes from the 1920s and 30s stand … Read more
My mother was a sixth grade teacher from the time she graduated in the 1970s until she retired five or six years ago. When she began her career, corporal punishment … Read more
I attended a middle school in the early 1980s. Corporal punishment was dying out slowly but surely in most UK educational establishments (and would be banned altogether in a few … Read more
I was just six years old, and because my (single) mum had to have a minor operation, I was farmed out to stay with my nana and grandad for a … Read more
I grew up in Arkansas during the 1990s, and my mother’s approach to discipline was extremely conservative. She considered that spanking the children was woman’s work and she did it … Read more
I was five and in my first year at primary school. I noticed that there was a blue teddy in the toy box in the classroom which was the same … Read more
PROPER METHOD ‘Plan your work, then work your plan.’
SYSTEMATIC CORRECTION ‘System is vital to success.’
Consuela is a single mother living near the Spanish capital of Madrid. Although Spain has since banned the spanking of children, at the time of this interview it was perfectly … Read more
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