After singer Kelly Clarkson, the “American Idol” winner, stated that she spanks her children, and some accused her of abuse.
“I don’t mean hitting her hard,” Clarkson added. “I just mean a spanking.”
The singer said that her parents spanked her when she was a child.
“My parents spanked me, and I did fine in life, and I feel fine about it, and I do that as well,” Clarkson said. “That’s a tricky thing, when you’re out in public, because then people are like, they think that’s wrong or something, but I find nothing wrong with a spanking.”
“I warn her,” Clarkson said of disciplining her daughter, River Rose. “I’m like, ‘Hi, I’m going to spank you on your bottom if you don’t stop right now, this is ridiculous,’ and honestly it’s really helped. She doesn’t do that kind of stuff as often,” she said.
“My mom would call the principal if I ever ended up in the principal’s office and give permission for her to spank me. And then I'd get spanked at home as well. I’m a well-rounded individual with a lot of character, so I think it’s fine.”
After her comments, she drew criticism and praise.
“That only teaches aggressive behavior, and becomes ineffective if used often,” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, which says parents should “not spank or use other physical punishments” while punishing their kids.
But in a study from 2010, psychology professor Marjorie Gunnoe at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, found that spanking might be good for children.
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