[presidio9]

This study would have been a lot more helpful if it included a comparative analysis. I have no doubt that spanking (and, more importantly, the THREAT of a spanking) is a more effective behavior modifier than "time outs." Children are not miniature adults ya know.

[HamiltonJay]

Yellers are worthless as parents IMHO... scream and hollar and threaten, but then do nothing.... kids just sit there let em rant and then go about their business... see it time and again.

[gopheraj]

One problem MAY be that some kids know that they can yell to school officials about the "abuse" and parents are afraid they will get the kids taken away. When ours were young, we told them that if they thought they could do that then we give them something to really tell. LOLL We never had much trouble with ours.

[stacytec]

[hinckley buzzard]

have no doubt that spanking (and, more importantly, the THREAT of a spanking) is a more effective behavior modifier than "time outs."

You might be surprised if you actually knew anything about the issue. The real problem with this study is that it missed the most important attributes of child rearing. Whether you use time-out, spanking, suspending privileges, whatever, the critical factors are clarity of expectation, consistency, and followthrough.