[Protagoras]

Ok, so she's an idiot. Spankings WORK.

So do other techniques.

Most spanking are unnecessary. Administered by lazy parents.

[NJ Neocon]

I can assure you that my mother was not lazy.

When I was beaten I deserved it.

[yarddog]

I don't think there is a good replacement for physical punishment.

There is something psychologically satisfying to the child about getting his punishment and then no longer having the guilt on his conscience. It also can be immediate which increases the punishment connection with the misdeed.

BTW I think switching is much better than using a board which might actually injure a child.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

[ahem] ... that is a vast generalization...

[TaxRelief]

So do other techniques.

Most spankings are unnecessary. Administered by lazy parents

Yoo are right. The new trendy discipline method of putting kids on ritalin, dexedrine, clonadine, wellbutrin or prozac, and chemically shrinking their brains, is much more "humane".