Black bottomed girl (audio)
The spanking games we play as children, and our experiences of parental discipline, can often have a major influence on … more
Spanked during the sleepover
As I’ve mentioned in previous contributions, right up until I was around 10 years old I had problems with bedwett… more
Mothers Talking: Marjorie
The following is derived from an informal conversation I had with Marjorie back in the late 1980s. By that time, this mot… more
My first time with the cane
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 dis… more
The flat battery
I was about 12 years old. Our family were regular churchgoers. Not only did we go every Sunday, but on and every Thursday n… more
Starting her on spankings
Looking back, I probably started spanking my daughter quite late. It would have been better if she had had her first trip … more
Bully brought to book
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 … more
Fathers Talking: Martin
Martin is married to Louise and the couple live in West Sussex. At the time of the following interview, they had two boys – … more
Getting a ‘slipper bottom’
When I was a naughty boy, I would usually be sent to fetch Mum’s slipper from her shoe cupboard (unless she happene… more
The Cowhide (audio)
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 u… more
Slippered by Marie (audio)
One of our most popular stories comes to audio, as a boy playing at his friends’ house comes face to face with famil… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XIII
PROPER METHOD—THE MANNER
The greatest care and attention to even every least detail should be the attitude of the mothe… more
Pooing my pants
My mum was a stickler for cleanliness, especially in matters of personal hygiene. If, while doing the laundry, she came … more
In the teeth of the evidence
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 … more
The belt from my father
Although I got my bottom tanned by Mom growing up, Dad wasn’t above giving me corporal punishment himself. For th… more
A week of spankings
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 o… more
Spankings come home
When I started at school, up till second grade mild forms of corporal punishment were still allowed. If you misbehaved e… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XII
PROPER METHOD – THE PLACE
How many people, I wonder, ever give thought to the question, “Is there anything of importance … more
Turn and turn about
My first recollection of a spanking is one I received when I was four years old, although I know from family conversation… more
The Housemother (audio)
The Housemother, sometimes known as the Matron, has played a prominent role in looking after British boarding school c… more
Back To Common Sense – Chapter I (incomplete)
DISCIPLINE, THE RIGHTFUL HERITAGE OF THE CHILD
‘Rejoice Not in Ungodly Children’
We Americans are justly proud of what … more
Picking a punishment (audio)
Donna’s intention of picking a nice bouquet of flowers for her nana goes badly wrong, when she raids her grandad&… more
Back To Common Sense: Note and Preface
The following text is an introductory note and preface to Beatrice Reinhart’s 1937 book Back To Common Sense, a c… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter XI
PROPER METHOD – THE TIME
‘True, there is a time for everything; circumstances, however, may dictate the time.’… more
His first bare bottom
One day, when I was around seven, I was round at my friend Tony Attwood’s house. We had been playing up in his bedroo… more
Three types of caning
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 neve… more
Spanking by the book
Maman Special Report
Books offering advice on raising good, happy children have never exactly been in short supply – bu… more
Pee is for paddling
My mother was a sixth grade teacher from the time she graduated in the 1970s until she retired five or six years ago. When … more
Sent to be caned
I attended a middle school in the early 1980s. Corporal punishment was dying out slowly but surely in most UK educationa… more
Picking a punishment
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 … more
A taste of the leather
I grew up in Arkansas during the 1990s, and my mother’s approach to discipline was extremely conservative. She c… more
Two teddies and a smacked bottom
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 … more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter X
PROPER METHOD
‘Plan your work, then work your plan.’… more
Correction That Corrects: Chapter IX
SYSTEMATIC CORRECTION
‘System is vital to success.’… more
Mothers Talking: Consuela
Consuela is a single mother living near the Spanish capital of Madrid. Although Spain has since banned the spanking of c… more
Memories of the stick
I was fortunate growing up to have a large contingent of extended family living in the same neighbourhood. My mom’… more