Discussion on 'Should you hit kids with Down syndrome?'

(1) On February 21, 2008 at 11:38 pm Jkups [0] said:

My answer is NO. Any child can be persistent, or hard to handle at times. Whether they have down's or not does not matter. I did spank my older kids when they were young. Spanking them didn't stop their behavior. It stopped it at the time, because they were hurting, but it didn't change their behavior. There are many alternatives to spanking. They require more time on the parents part because you have to be consistent. Time outs work great.

I have a daughter with down's. When she stuck her tongue out as a baby, I simply touched it and pushed it back in - EVERY TIME. She's 2 now. She doesn't stick out her tongue (unless it's directed at her brothers) and it didn't take spanking over and over to accomplish this.

Being consistent and not giving up will change the behavior. The fact that you asked means you're either trying to validate your actions, or you've already realized it's not working. Hang in there.

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