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Sure, time-out, taking away privileges, toys, things/activities that he likes. But, even those are always just things to get his attention when he is too wound-up so we can explain why what he did was wrong so he can understand it, the only reason to punish a child.
There is always something that you can do that is not hitting that is more important to a child than being hit.
Still, those times are VERY rare, usually, he responds to discussion first and having us being disappointed in him and just the idea of doing something wrong is worse than anything else.
He has morals.
Yes Dana, if they hit their kid, at that moment, they are violent... that is the definition.
Again, what does it teach them?
I think Stormie just told us.
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