No one in their right mind would bloody up a 4 year old with a switch.
That’s a crime.
Dr. Charles Stanley used to talk about getting disciplined with a ‘switch’ back in the day. I guess he turned out alright?
Specify exactly what punishment is allowed, with no tolerance, ever, or the child loses the parent, forever.
Spec that.
/johnny
if the child was damaged to that extent it wasn’t a switch as I would define a switch.