Nothing funnier than watching an “adult” reason with a 4 year old till one of them gets tired of the game and gives in.
We had four kids, we didn't know much about spanking until the first two were four and six years old, had been told it was a baaaaad thing, much like this egghead perfessor is saying.
Well, we learned our lesson, never spanked them out of anger or got involved with abuse, but it was clear that it worked. I doubt we spanked any of our kids more than half a dozen times each while they grew up, because we didn't have to. They got it, they knew their boundaries.
About five years after we started spanking our kids, we visited some friends who had a kid who was about eight at the time. I remember our friend (woman) begging her child to do something for a little over a half an hour. It was pathetic to watch her plead, badger, and fail.
I hope he turned out okay, but suspect he's an out of control, sniveling lib who demands his way at all times as an adult.