[Dr. Sivana]

It teaches children that their parents are willing to physically hurt them to impress upon them that they should never run out into traffic again.

It was effective for teaching my two year old not to stick things into electrical sockets.

[NetAddicted]

I learned by burning my fingers.

[JayGalt]

To get children to adulthood safely it is sometimes necessary to be the bad guy.

Electric sockets, running into traffic, reaching for pots on the hot stove need a very strong signal that will be remembered. In a loving home a spank is rare, unexpected and creates a red line to help keep a child safe.

[Elsie]

I learned this on my own!