Glad to know Neanderthals aren’t extinct yet! You’re a sick puppy! My uncle hit his kids. Now as adults, they are all dour individuals. HItting children is child abuse, it doesn’t solve any problems, and it makes kids mean.
The point being, when you know there is punishment you aren’t going to misbehave when tempted. I never received the paddle, but some in my generation did and they are good, gentle men with mannerly children, kids to be proud of. I have known some with big time problems and they were allowed to run wild as kids with no supervision. They knew there were no consequences to face and so they did as they pleased. Prisons and psycho wards are full of such people. I think you have it backwards.