"Child Abuse"

On the way home from services tonight. Belle and I got into a conversation about child rearing. Not that either one of us are pros, nor are we preparing for anything. But we fondly remembered our parents ways of "correcting us". In my home we were spanked, argue all you want, it happened. I jokingly reffered to "time outs" as the time mom took to catch her breathe before starting to whack us again. I beleive that spanking is a boon to parenting, and I dont say this because of my outrageous amounts of wisdom, but because the Bible instructs us to do so.
But anywho, I came home and while the dogs played, Belle got to studying and I got to...well goofing around on the news websites. I ran across this clip of a Mom in Georgia dragging her kid on a leash through what looked to be a Best Buy. Have you seen this?
http://www.parentdish.com/2009/08/04/parenting-can-be-a-drag-for-woman-who-keeps-child-on-a-leash/
Who keeps their kids on a leash? Growing up Mom and Dad used a leash for Jason and I, he kept it around his waist, and it was usually made of leather and had a buckle. I read some of the comments and they made me chortle, They defended the use of a leash. "My kid is a runner" nooo, thats what my dog is. Your kid is just calling your bluff. So what if you have to wait an hour for your new IPHONE take the kid out back. Proverbs 22:15
For dogs, I recommend,
1. Leash 1.
2. Supervision
3. Treats
4. Obedience training
For Raising kids, you need a three legged stool.
1. Godly Parenting
2. Godly Education
3. Godly influence.
Anything short of raising your kids in the proper way will get a kid that needs to be tethered to the cart. However people tend to get what they raise. Proverbs 22:6
I mean we could start treating our kids like animals, but then again, that might be just what we end up with.