Because each beating is for a different thing.
One for back talking and calling his teacher a whore
One for bringing a girl in his Mama's bed
One for smoking and bringing drugs in the house
And so on...
Yet after each one he will never do that again.
By the way this was all real things my oldest cousin did and got an ass whooping for with a switch no less. But after each different thing he never repeated that same mistake. He is now a good father and grandfather. (He is my mom's oldest sibling's kid. My mom was the youngest.)
Honestly though I believe each kid needs different parenting and discipline. With me I just needed to be sent to my room. With my kid you have to explain things to her. With one of my brothers HE should of got his ass beat but didn't. So now he is an asshole.
It took a lot of hits with the wooden spoon to end up like that. It got to a point where my mom would just have to put the spoon on the counter and my sister and I would stop whatever we were doing wrong.
I agree with @Mrscollector , each beating is for a different reason.
You're lucky you just have to hold it up.
If positive reinforcement works so well, why do you have to keep doing it? If discussing things with respect works so well, why do you have to keep doing it? If jail works so well, why do we have to keep locking up repeat offenders? And so on. What an ignorant statement. If someone could create a method to instantly and in one session ensure no need for reinforcement they would be rich and a hero to humanity.
Okay. I have been raised in a family that kind of applied positive reinforcement years without it actually being a thing, and have never been beaten by my mom or dad. You can ask them: I have been the sweetest thing. The key is explaining your child why something he does is wrong, every time. If every rule is arbitrary, then not a single one makes any sense, and as soon as he is free to violate the rules without getting his ass whooped, sure he will; but if he knows how he can hurt himself and/or others by doing something stupid, he probably won't. As for jail, look up the Norwegian jail system, and compare their repeat offender rates with the one in the United States...
One for back talking and calling his teacher a whore
One for bringing a girl in his Mama's bed
One for smoking and bringing drugs in the house
And so on...
Yet after each one he will never do that again.
By the way this was all real things my oldest cousin did and got an ass whooping for with a switch no less. But after each different thing he never repeated that same mistake. He is now a good father and grandfather. (He is my mom's oldest sibling's kid. My mom was the youngest.)
Honestly though I believe each kid needs different parenting and discipline. With me I just needed to be sent to my room. With my kid you have to explain things to her. With one of my brothers HE should of got his ass beat but didn't. So now he is an asshole.
I just have to hold up the broom/slipper
Or just look at them
I agree with @Mrscollector , each beating is for a different reason.
You're lucky you just have to hold it up.
I'm good at punishing