In Praise of Spankings for the Teenage Boy

Neither I nor anyone I know in the BDSM world is interested in spanking or paddling teenage boys. But read this article and just put yourself, or your favorite *adult* spanking bottom in the place of the poor boy. It becomes a cross between hot and hilarious.

We must cheer for those few parents, relatives, and rare institutions of learning that have managed to keep alive the time-proven tradition of the spanking as an effective method of assisting boys over the "thumps" of growing up...helping to insure smoother sailing into their young manhood. Although most of these sparse spankers unfortunately practice their art somewhat haphazardly or inconsistently...and then mostly only on pre-teens...their diminishing ranks may be our best hope yet for strengthening tomorrow's social fiber...a fiber that has already been carelessly woven with flaws by a growing number of today's undisciplined youth...our men of tomorrow.

But if we are to cheer this spanking minority in our society, then surely we must praise to the rooftops and give a standing ovation to those more precious few who discipline boys beyond puberty...those true leaders who have not yet been swayed by common misconceptions and changing customs...namely that prudish point of view implying that the onset of puberty requires some sort of moratorium on spankings......Perhaps this misguided post-pubertal "avoidance-like-the-plague" attitude commonly manifests itself out of some puritan notion to preserve the sexual dignity of developing boys. Or perhaps it's more avoided merely to spare the adult some self-conscious guilt over being so intimately involved with such below-the belt physical contact with sexually maturing boys. But whatever the excuse, our hats are off to all who treat all boys, whatever their ages, with the same firm hand...administering non-stop discipline with pants-down bottoms-up effectiveness right into puberty and smack right on through a boy's teens...and, we might add, as long thereafter as care-givers still in charge deem it beneficial to keep our developing young men on a proud and proper path to manhood.

And thus it seems then, that it must necessarily be those same precious few advocates of the teenage spanking who openly raise their hands to demonstrate and point the way for the kiddie-only spankers...and even more so for the multitude of do-nothing "disciplinarians" as well. The hope remains that we can protect our most vital element in our shaky society...to nurture and preserve a properly guided and respectful youth.

You can show us most any boy, and we'll show you some irresponsibility and poor judgment, or some disobedience and deceit, with occasional defiance and dishonesty, or just some plain age old boyish mischievousness and other common misbehaviors. And in varying degrees we can easily find many of these shortcomings, and more, emerging in combined force most likely during that special boy-time called PUBERTY,  ADOLESCENCE, and the TEEN years...those ever-changing, ever-demanding, ever-challenging, ever-peer pressured times of indecisiveness and uncertainty...those junior-senior high times. Or to say it all in a more familiar way...BOYS will be BOYS...especially if they're teenagers. Such always has and always shall be a natural and inescapable part of learning and growing up.

But unfortunately these days many Moms, Dads, or relatives in charge just aren't proper disciplinarians, while their kids stumble along, trying to grow up. And on top of that, teachers and school administrators are restrained from being the traditional school "masters" they use to be. Too often authority figures are not in control of youthful situations and are themselves floundering with unstructured, undisciplined boys. We can surmise that such boys are mostly the product of their ineffective parents...parents who have guiltily abandoned spanking as somehow sexually improper when puberty first showed it's naturally new colors. Or they are a product of home environment that never even exposed the boy in early childhood to the crucial character-building benefits of a spanking in the first place. In either event it is a solemn mistake for society's best chance of survival.

Now we neither refer to nor condone the spanking that consists of a frustrated short barrage of "no-hurt" swats on the seat of the pants that can easily foster ridicule and disrespect for authority...Nor do we mean the inconsistent anger-initiated beating which erupts from unpredictable authoritative mood swings based upon varying standards with undefined limits for acceptable behavior. Such impulsive "discipline" merely fosters resentment born of confusion from mixed signals in an atmosphere of inconsistency and irrational violence. NO, we are referring to a proper SPANKING......Ideally it is a predictable punishment, usually anticipated as a result of violations of a clearly understood rule or established code of behavior. It is punishment initiated with a rational confrontation and discussion of the wrongdoing. A properly introduced spanking can foster realizations deep down within the boy, that he deserves it all. Such shouldering of blame can positively assist in the necessary dissipation of grudges toward the disciplinarian. A suitable spanking measured in terms of the deed and the need must then be calmly administered on bared buttocks with firm methodical determination and brisk stinging vigor in harmony with a stern lecture on the points at hand. The spanking should sting and embarrass the boy into a state of genuine submissive penitence...leaving him crying, apologizing and promising reform. Now this all may sound quite idealistic, but a well orchestrated spanking accompanied by both scolding and constructive dialog in a caring atmosphere of guidance and support can achieve admirable and lifelong results.

We think that often boyish defiance or misconduct is fostered in the boy who is confused and unsure in his quest for both identity and peer acceptance...a quest that often involves a battle of peer-pressures and pleasures against adult proclamations and expectations. Thus boys need that firm guidance and structure to help them make wise and prudent decisions especially under adolescent fire. Further, we venture to say that many boys secretly welcome the normalizing stability of rules and limits imposed upon them, especially amidst that confusing whirlpool of teenage temptations. And at one level, if only subconsciously, many secretly welcome the consequences of overstepping those REAL boundaries set for them. It might be hard for a punished boy to rationalize the fairness of "paying the price for his deed" until bottoms have cooled. But soon after a proper spanking, for many boys there emerges a profound sense of right and wrong. They can at last enjoy a release from their recently harbored deceit and gnawing guilty conscience. In fact there is indeed something quite relieving or even comforting to some boys after a spanking...besides it being over...provided it was properly introduced, delivered, and followed up with supportive discussion. Although the punishment is difficult to endure for the moment with its swift decisiveness and embarrassment, it is relatively short lived. And when concluded, the tingly red-bottomed boy is filled with relieving thoughts...His masquerade unmasked, his apprehension of discovery dissolved, his debt clearly paid in full, the slate brushed clean, a wise and just lesson delivered but a wiser message received, his deed forgiven, and adult caring and acceptance restored. The boy can then proceed fresh in a positive direction with his warm behinder-reminder to help guide his future behavior. Following a properly administered spanking it is quite possible for a boy to actually experience a deep sense of security and structure...and certainly a sense of justice. He knows that when he does wrong somebody is really going to do something about it. A predictable, fair, consistent spanking delivered in concert with a beneficial teaching lecture and forgiving words for future expectations can indeed be that vivid evidence that someone does take a genuine interest...someone really cares and wants him to do better. There can then be genuine future effort not to disappoint the caring disciplinarian. Now these positive idealistic reactions may be subtle and sometimes unconscious emotions in consistently spanked boys, but we recognize such possible feelings to be very real and very deep.

However therapeutic a good program of spanking discipline may be, there are an alarmingly increasing number of boys 13 and up that are not being nurtured by any healthy disciplined environment...and we may all well be the eventual losers because of it. So help turn the tide of ignorance away from this increasing ban on all childhood spanking discipline, at any age.......We advocate far more than, Spare the rod and spoil the child...Our slogan must read, Spare Society and Spank the "Child", before everything Spoils.

We should remember that for centuries corporal punishment has prevailed. Reluctant boys have been traditionally given such deserving punishments, whether accustomed to expect it or not. The naked students and athletes of ancient Greece were flogged on their buttocks...as have been European boys, from the aristocratic tutored lads and pages of the courts, to the poor village boys and servants. English boys of all ages at home and at school seemed to have survived the commonly used canes and twarses applied across their frequently bared "arses". And we must not forget how our own rural America perpetuated the art via those trips out to the woodshed for a whoopin' with Pop's razor strop bent over the sawhorse with overalls down. Or those performances at the front of the schoolroom for a paddling or hickory switching bent over the master's desk. But these vivid documentation along with that once common old-fashioned hairbrush spanking over Mom or Dad's knee in the parlor are rapidly fading. More and more our formerly spanked parents, relatives, and educators are not continuing to pass on that valued "art" unto even the youngest of their boys, and least of all to their teenagers most in need.

In a nutshell then, show us a teenage boy and we'll show you a boy who would be much better for an occasional but most deserving session with a guiding hand...supplemented with a well directed hairbrush or paddle.

But if we agree on the wisdom of the spanking for positive correction and guidance when necessary, then we should not lose sight of the crucial benefits of nudity and positioning, and their embarrassing and humiliating complimentary contributions to effective discipline. For the teen in puberty and beyond, being forcibly bared or being expected to bare his body below the waist is usually a face-reddening experience. And the older the boy, the more humiliating is the act of baring and of positioning for punishment. Stretched out across or over the foot of his bed, or bent over the arm or back of a chair, or draped like a wet rag over the kitchen stool, or just plain standing on it...or worse yet drawn over and held across a lap... all with bottoms bared and ready...any of these positions can be the ultimate humiliation for a macho teen, in and of itself. This emotional punishment for many a modest boy may well be the more effective deterrent rather than the actual physical sting of the spanking itself. But the over-the-knee spanking is so aften associated with the kiddie spanking, that its use on teenage boys provides the ultimate message for pointing out their immaturity. And if by chance juvenile positioning and nudity in front of the punishing parents proves to be ineffective, then surely such an exhibition in the presence of offended family members, relatives, peer companions, or visiting family company will surely do the trick.

Since spanked teenagers today are in the unfortunate minority, such punished boys find themselves feeling quite alone amidst their non-spanked peers...bucking the teenage codes. Most teenage boys would comply with any disciplinary requests and future promises in order to keep their spanking punishments a secret. Even with a poorly administered spanking, the ace-in-the-hole deterrent for misconduct is the element most boys, especially teenagers, cannot deal with...fear that someone is going to find out...or worst of all suddenly be a witness to this or his next spanking spectacle. We therefore encourage you all without regard for audiences to immediately take down the pants of all aged boys, whenever and wherever trouble rears its naughty head. There is no quicker way to uncover the bare truth of a sinful situation. You will surely have the situation in the palm of your hand, and you will quickly and effectively get to the bottom of your boy's problems.

As a young boy I myself frequently received the classic bare-bottom over-the-knee spanking with the bureau hairbrush from my stepdad, grandparents, some relatives in charge with brisk consistency from just prior to full puberty right through my teens. It was an expected family procedure that was still being used occasionally even as late as my final year of high school from my Dad. There was a gradual changeover somewhere along the way from the restraining over-the knee to the expected submissiveness of the bed position. And I have lived the emotions described further in my autobiographical writings, including the humiliation of punishments from relatives. Most memorable were several very early teen spankings given in the presence of my best friend and at times various unwelcome onlookers. I have also seen the effects of teenage discipline in a college boarding house where as a student I lived with a family that openly practiced the spanking art, and permitted me to likewise maintain order in their absence as big brother "sitter" for their teenage sons' seats.

We therefore strongly advocate to all those who affect the lives of boys more positively...to start practicing this art of spanking before it dies out with the last generation to feel and know the wisdom of its effects. For if the rational spanking dies, then dies an effective check against the spread of undisciplined social erosion. Such unchecked trends weaken the very societal structure and foundation necessary to provide for the maturing needs of our most precious commodity...our growing youth.

And so indeed, we do hereby proclaim the spanking  as appropriate and suitably tailored for all boys...but most especially for the adolescent from puberty through his teens...and certainly beyond the nurturing "nest" if necessary.

Join the ranks of those in control...Regain the respect and love of your boys...Take down their pants and strip them of physical and emotional barriers...spank their bared bottoms with determination, fairness, and love. When cries have faded and tears have dried, the warm red glow may kindle deep within the boy profound feelings of security, repect for authority, and of other's true concern and caring for him. And he may well show his unspoken appreciation and respect for this caring through his cooperative submission, penitent acceptance, and sincere intention for improvement. And he may well benefit from your forgiving hug for a symbolic "shoulder to cry on" while stings are fading...but fading into his growing love and respect for you.

Go forth and PRACTICE!!!...........Become a D I S C I P L E of D I S C I P L I N E......RAISE your SPANKING hand to proclaim the word and bring it down with conviction to point the way for others........You will surely be casting a heavy hand to sow the seeds of our survival upon well-prepared fertile ground...upon the hesitantly presented but respectfully submitted bared bottoms of our sons, grandsons, and nephews......Plant those spanking seeds with LOVING CARE...Weed the way with WISDOM...Fertilize with FAIRNESS...Sun the surface with STERNNESS...And Reap your harvest with lasting RESULTS......These new disciplinary seeds will spread and multiply with each generation.

SAVE OUR SOCIETY FOR TOMORROW...PLEASE PLEDGE TO SPANK YOUR BOY TODAY!! And maybe someday that boy will thank you for your caring, spanking, forgiving, soothing hand. I certainly was properly disciplined and I am by far the better man for my well-spanked bottom.