TrashcanMan:>> Proponents of smacking don't understand that violence against children doesn't elicit respect from them, only fear.
If you want your child to fear you, hit them.
If you want your child to respect you, respect them and don't hit them.<<

TCM there is certainly validity and reason in your thought, but if I as a child and adolescent is anything to go by I did not develop a "respect" for my parents input especially if it was contrary to what I wanted to do.

This might be of interest to some, and these are teachers talking about in school time ( religion and news ). IMO teachers would have a better time controlling/teaching, if discipline begins at home. Who remembers getting a little smack at the age of 2 to 5? If you say I did.....I and many others wouldn't believe you.

However at the age of eight, I painted the new brick-work that had just been done to the house..........and got a smack on the back of the hand........and never did that again......but what would of that developed into if told " don't do that you naughty boy....I bet when their backs was turned.........I would of probably finished it off:)

There was a line........which helped me not to cross other lines as time when on.

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