There is nothing wrong with spanking your kids when they deserve it. I’m only 20 and don’t have kids of my own but I’m disturbed by how misbehaved lots of children are these days. My parent spanked my brother and I and we learned how to listen just fine…and let me just say there were no long term effects in my life having been spanked a few times!

enough of this madness please Extra..this spanking episode proves that child services needs to intervene its beyond an affected media hungry woman now..those children are victims of her inability to make sound decisions..spanking is due to an inability to control your own emotions..its abuse..you cant hit an adult because you are frustrated with them

Give the lady a break. I think everyone is being way to hard on Kate. Her husband is the one basically walking out on the marriage. It’s all about fun for him and work for her. People give her a hard time for being hard on him, he seems like the type that would never get anything done without nagging. I know a few husbands like that myself.

Are you kidding? If you don’t like it, don’t watch. Maybe you need a TIMEOUT. Oh wait, THAT doesn’t work!!!!

I’d hardly call someone spanking their child a scandal. Leave the family alone already! I am so tired of hearing about them!

The ACLU, Dumb psychologist, and other leftwingers have dumbed down our undisciplined schools with the inability to discipline to the point that teachers can no longer teach sucessfully because of disruptions from students they can not discipline.
Spanking works at home and at school and we better get back to it before the nation is a total wreck.

Kate is a horror of a mother. The issue isn’t spanking, the issue is this woman hitting her kid when out of control.

The kids need to be taken away before she kills one (but her fans will still make excuses for her).

Spanking is appropriate I have a 3 yr old and she gets a swat when she doesnt listen i can even imagine having 6 5 yr olds at the same time im sure the spanking was appropriate for the situation but of course the paparazzi wont say what warranted the spanking they always make people look as bad as can be they should just leave the family alone enough is enough

I respect her for exercising her RIGHT as a parent!I hear too much”honey..don’t do that,& the kid just keeps on doin what he’s doin!!a good SPANKING,done out of LOVE..,will definatly make them think twice the next time they’re told no..and they remember what will happen if they continue to disobey.Parents are to TEACH their children!!!

Hey Id spank her
then take her on Safari with the stars
The hunt for the elusive orphan

Hey Nicoles goin next

the only one going too far is the media! Quit stalking them! let hem deal with their kids and marriage in private…and the way they feel necessary.

This is just ridiculous! She was not “beating” the child, nor abusing her…she is right…it is her job to try and discipline this young child. That is what is wrong with our preteens and teenagers today…not enough of knowing right from wrong, and who IS the boss!! (until they are old enough to support themselves..follow parent’s rules) I was spanked as a child, and I am self supporting and compassionate with people, and did not turn out one tenth as warped as our kids are today!

We all forget that even Celeberties are people so the way i see it is we need to treat them how we treat the regular people of America… in other words she did not over step her bounds of a mother and if the child needed to be disapline then by all means disiplin the child

If she were not on Tv this would not even be an issue, but she chose to live this way for her childrens future. I don’t think that she went too far. Spanking is the norm in most households the only difference is just that, it is behind closed doors. I am so tired of these self rightous people who let thier kids run wild because they don’t want thier kids to become angry with them and act out. Face it if they had been spanked they would be better kids.

Spanking is not the problem, letting kids rule the house is the problem. Parents better stand up and do their job which is to discipline.
If it is not done in anger spanking does work.

there is a difference between hitting and slapping and kate did not hit her daughter. obviously the media don’t know the difference. she is definitely not a bad mother. at least she’s not the one going out and leaving her kids. people just don’t know what they’re talking about.

I am shocked that America has stooped this low! The women was discipling her child for crying out loud! I think this has all gone too far! I spank my child, and I know that I am not the only one that does. The only reason this is even an “issue” is because of all the crap thats in the media! Thats whats wrong with the world now we all wanna stick our nose in others business! I hope that this can all go away for this family so they can get back to the basic things in life!

oh my gooodness i wanna know really who’s going to stick up for kate raelly john just do what he wnts maybe she need to yell at him some men need it

Seriously people?! She spanked her kid for misbehaving so what?! I got spanked when I was a child and I turned out alright! Good god people she’s not beating her child! And to automatically blame it on the whole drama between her and her husband?? PLEASE!!! Leave them out of the spot light, they’re a family going through a tough time; there’s lots of couples who go through tough times but you don’t see everyone’s business splashed all over the media!

i am a 27 yr old female who has no children, but i a child once and my mom was very effective. she whipped me and my bro. but she did it in a way that barely hurt, and it probably didn’t, but it hurt my feelings and made me want to act right. thats why i would cry. so u don’t have to BEAT a child but a spanking won’t hurt. i’ve seen the difference in kids that were and wren’t and most of them i know didn’t turn out to well!