At what point do you use physical punishment?

When I was child I got physical punishment for talking teacher was teaching and I was chatting with my friend. Both are punished stand up for full day.

I use physical punishment only in 2 situations: 1. The child put himself/herself in a life danger-ring situation. We warned him/her about it, explained why it is not allowed and he/she did it again. 2. The same only he/she put someone else in this situation (mostly their young brother/sister). Also the child must be able to understand that what s/he did it wrong. And s/he is under 8 (since I don't think that after 8 physical punishment is effective as just taking away what thy want most)/ Of course 8 is an arbitrary limit I set since that what ft my kids, and each parent should notice the proper age for his children.

I agree with the others. Physical punishment should be used as a last resort. I think the younger the child is, the more effective that type of teaching is. A swat on the behind never hurt anyone. My kids grew out of spankings by the time they were three or four and never needed them again.

Hello wilsonburrell, I tell my kids that I will spank them if they hurt or put themselves in danger or any one else. The way I discipline is to take away their toys or privileges. I am not a believer in spanking so I really try to avoid it when I can. I will use spanking if they do violate my rules with my terms.