[lookout123]

I, too, was taught never to strike my children when I'm angry.

I laugh hysterically when I'm beating them though. Not an ounce of anger in it, just pure joy in their misery.

Anyway, both of my children have been spanked and more than likely will be again. There is no one form of discipline that works for every child. Timeout has never once been effective with Lil Lookout, while it is the perfect cure for 2.0. Lil Lookout does respond to a quick spanking as it tends to snap him out of whatever behavior I mean to interrupt. 2.0 is a beast and I could probably beat his ass red and he'd still be laughing, BUT if he get a tap from a wooden spoon his attitude changes immediately. I don't beat him with a spoon, merely a quick tap, but that is only secondary to the real discipline there. 2.0 is in love with having shoes on, so the real issue is removing his shoes.

Weird, but the point is that there is a very big difference between abusive behavior and physical methods for discipline.