to spank or not to spank

No to spanking.Ot will be counter productive and the child may become a rebel. There are ways to correct a child. Try coaxing and cajoling. With love and understanding any thing can be achieved and the child is not an exception.

I believe a little gentle spank occasionally does more good than harm. At the same time there must be enough anger in your voice to make the child understand what the spank means. After a few times your voice alone will be enough. But if you only raise your voice from the beginning and the child continues misbehaving without feeling anything, he/she will grow deaf to it. Feeling something and a little fright will make the child sensitive to your displeasure and discipline.

Im not for or against smacking, it has its place for many people and thats ok as long as they arent beating the child. I think there can be better forms of "punishment" though but really as long as your children know you love them and you forgive them for what ever it is they did wrong what ever form of punishment you choose will do no harm.

Never okay to spank your children! Here in Sweden it's against the law to spank your children and has been for many years (like 30) I was never spanked as a child nor was my husband. We turnd out way better than our peers that got spanked. I don't think you can teach a child that hitting is not okay by hitting them! I think it's obvious. Think the other way - what good comes out from being spanked?

I'm sure that most of the older folks on here (like me, I'm 58) will tell you that our parents spanked us when we were kids and it did not do any permanent damage to us Spanking is okay so long as you are not beating the child to the point where it is bruised and needs medical attention. I wish more parents would spank their kids, maybe they'd behave better when they are older kids