Correction That Corrects: Chapter VII
EARLY PUNISHMENT
‘Better the child cry, than the old man.”… more
Making bottoms smoke
I grew up in the 1960s in the English town of Walsall, in the West Midlands. Back then, Walsall was a hugely important cent… more
Spare the Rod: Ann Landers on The Spanking Parent
Esther ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918-2002) better known by the pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice colu… more
The poor little cripple boy
It’s funny the ideas you get as a child. We were on holiday in the British seaside resort of Scarborough, and I was f… more
Sweet – and bitter
One morning, as he came out of the shower, my son was startled to find me sitting cross-legged on the edge of his bed.
He app… more
Mothers say yes to spanking
An informal reader poll by the Madera Tribune in 1950 found, perhaps not surprisingly, that mothers were in favour of co… more
Letter from a strict mother
We tend to think of the current stormy debate about spanking children as something new, but the truth is, the practice ha… more
A spanking from my godmother
When I was 10 years old, my mom had been gone for about two years and my dad was just starting to date the woman who would beco… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter VI
AUTHOR’S CONVICTION
“Wouldst thou advise in all sincerity? Then, first, convince thyself.”… more
First time for the twins (audio)
There comes a time when a mum realises her young child is ready for their first smacked bottom. Elsie recalls this moment … more
A heap of trouble (audio)
In this sweet account from her kindergarten days, Hannah recalls a smacked bottom she received from her teacher for dis… more
Mothers Talking: Sheila
Sheila is a widowed English mother of three who by the time of this interview was also a grandmother. She talked frankly t… more
The little girl next door
I think I’d be about nine when Ginny and her family moved in next door to us. She was two years younger than me, and fo… more
Double whooping at camp
The summer when I was 13 was a great one – I spent nearly every waking hour with my best friend Katie. We mostly hung out at my … more
Two doses of the cane
When I was growing up in South Africa, during the 1960s, the cane was in widespread use for corporal punishment. Not only … more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter V
WHY CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS CONDEMNED
‘What is there that has not been abused by the malic or unworthiness of man?’… more
Bottom smacker by Royal appointment
I was very interested to read your story Aunty Pat’s smackings, as I was subject to a very similar arrangement whe… more
Listening to punishment
Back in the early 1960s, I worked in an English primary school as its secretary. The headmistress, Miss Brown [name chan… more
My poor lil’ peach
Every May, the peaches start to come in over Georgia in the southern US – in fact, it’s often called the Peach State… more
The slipper for girls
When I was a girl, corporal punishment for unruly children was an accepted norm of family life. If you misbehaved, you go… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter IV
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
“Often, foods and poisons are classed under one heading.”… more
The bare facts of childhood
Of my parents, Mum was definitely the biggest spanker, although I did get a few from my father as well. She only ever smack… more
The magazine
The last smacking of my childhood was also by far the most memorable – and it all started behind the village cricket pavil… more
Big boys’ punishments
I don’t believe I was especially naughty as a child – at least, no more than many other 10-year-old boys of my acqua… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter III
PUNISHMENT
“Not kindness but its counterfeit, habitually permits misconduct to go unpunished.”… more
My sister’s bare bottom
I was brought up in what was then West Germany during the 1970s. Both myself and my older sister were regularly spanked wh… more
Staying at Aunt Lindy’s
I was 12 when I was sent to spend part of the summer at my uncle and aunt’s house in rural Queensland, Australia. I wa… more
Uncomfortable home truths
One of my granny’s neighbours, the McKinnon family, were widely rumoured to be frequent smackers. On our regula… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter II
THE CAUSE
“All grief is traceable, directly or indirectly, to neglect of duty.”… more
A different kind of sting
My paternal grandmother was a formidable woman who had worked through the Second World War as a nurse. After the war, she … more
First time for the twins
Up until the age of three, my twins – son Archie and daughter Amie – had never had what you might call a proper spanking. The… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter I
THE TRUTH
“The truth may hurt, but ignoring the truth may work permanent injury.”… more
Saving my own skin
When I was around six years old, I discovered that I had an amazing power: the power to get my little sister into big troubl… more
Correction That Corrects: Foreword
Correction That Corrects is a book on ‘child training’ authored by American Mariam Fredrick in 1925. It i… more
The traits of a strict mother
What traits must a strict mother cultivate? This is an important question and one I feel is often overlooked. The answer … more
Two types of spanking
My mother seemed to have two types of smackings – unexpected and erratic, or else drawn out and methodical.
With the firs… more