I am an immigrant, having arrived in the United States when I was 12. In my country, I was spanked frequently at home, and also smacked with a ruler pretty regularly at school. About three weeks after arriving in my first US school, one of my 7th grade classmates informed me that the teachers here […]

The following is taken from Confessions and Experiences by the infamous spanking enthusiast Edith Cadivec. This book is currently out of print, so we present an extract here for our readers… My stepmother was a lady of 35. When father took her home, she had just become the widow of a 78-year-old doctor, to whom she had been […]

That my mom was very good at administering a spanking had lots to do with the fact I presented her with many chances to practice the art of correcting a naughty boy’s behaviour. Mom’s spanking were always painful yet never abusive. I read some of the stories of kids being spanked till they couldn’t sit […]

I was never a risk-taking child – my mother made darn sure of that. As a pre-schooler, I walked to the end of my dead end street to look at the lake that was visible from the ‘dead end’ sign. Enjoying the view, I didn’t even hear my mother come up behind me. She was mad, […]

When I was little, I got many spankings, all on my bare bottom. One day, I had been particularly bad, so my mother decided that she would spank me herself, instead of letting my father do it. My mother rarely spanked me, as my father was in charge of spanking me. This day was different. […]

Nanny was very strict and often followed up on a parental punishment with one of her own. We were raised in a wealthy family in a large (28 room) mansion, so the children’s quarters were separate from the places where the adults entertained. Under the large dining room table, there was a button on which […]

The following is a letter published in the New York Times Magazine of April 22, 1945. Parent and Child To the Editor: I wish to raise my voice in protest against the unbelievably naive attempts made to solve the so-called juvenile delinquency problem. For those parents who are not lost beyond hope in “modern” theories […]

Growing up in the Midwest, my sister and I were raised by a strict but loving mother. When I was very young, spankings tended to be quick – a few smacks over the skirt – but as I got older, they became more ritualised. When my behaviour warranted punishment, Mom would inform me that I […]

As a child growing up in the 70s, I was spanked by my mother and my baby-sitters. I grew up in a small beach town. One day, when I was 10, my mom caught me on the beach with fire crackers. She immediately led me by the arm back to our house – I knew […]

I grew up in the late 1960s, when spanking was very common. I have a brother and sister who are both older than I am, and my father was always the one to administer the spankings. On one occasion, my father had to leave on a business trip and would not be home for the […]