MA Court says parents can reasonably spank kids

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Fair point. I have mixed feelings about this sort of thing. ...

I too have mixed feelings, but in being "old, old, old school"
I'm probably less concerned about doing "permanent damage" than Dana.
So when it comes to "pain", my balance point has to do with where is the more serious pain.

For example, if the child has just run out into the street without paying attention to cars,
the lesson to be learned is that cars can hurt more... a lot more.
Likewise rushing up to a dog and grabbing it's tongue,
or hitting the playmate on the head with a toy, or etc., etc., etc...
In situations such as these, some actual pain serves to get their attention.

OTOH, misdeeds such as saying a "naughty word" is in a whole different category.