Ah...so if it hurts YOUR hand, you know you're hitting too hard. Again, spanking is a tool used by parents with limited skills and probably limited time. Good luck with it.
> You are correct, it is a matter of opinion and I would probably add parental experience.
Yup, and in this case our parental experience is about equal.
> Spanking is the easy way out
Not if it is done properly it isn’t. It is a punishment of last resort, to be used when all else has failed. It should never be entered into lightly.
> and any lesson that can children learn from it is extremely limited.
Such as “never do that again or else” — which is precisely the lesson that is needed.
> Ah...so if it hurts YOUR hand, you know you’re hitting too hard.
Not at all. I can break boards and bricks with my hand, so I would be silly and unwise to spank my kids hard enough to hurt myself. I do, however, use the tactile biofeedback to adjust the effort I am using to an appropriate level. The objective is never to injure your children, but merely to correct them. But you knew that already and were only arguing to be perverse, ay.
> Again, spanking is a tool used by parents with limited skills and probably limited time.
In your opinion. However, if you do not feel safe spanking your kids for fear of hurting them, I encourage you not to. If you cannot do it properly you are best to resort to other methods of correction that do not require using force: this is safer for your children and safer for you.
> Good luck with it.
Likewise.