A belt? Jeez! What pussies we have become. My dad used to use one of those old cloth covered electrical cords on me twice. That kept me staight until I went to college.
There was right and there was wrong and the cord was there to enforce discipline when I did wrong. Just knowing that was enough to keep me from screwing up once I felt it.
Hot Wheels race track. (Once, and that's all it took.)
Actually, though corporal punishment should be reserved for incidents of deliberate defiance, not childish foolishness and forgetfulness.
I got it with a gnarly peach tree switch, leaving welts. I deserved it.
I was taught a belt is better than the hand because the hand should always be used for giving love, and punishment should be done with an inanimate object.
Obviously this is a ridiculous case and there should be no charges filed.
However,corporal punishment is not good for every child.I sure got my share of butt whippings as a kid but you know what worked for ME?When mom or dad would TALK to me in a calm intelligent manner about what I did wrong and allow me to have enough sense to correct my behavior myself.
Dialogue does not work for everyone and the belt and the ruler should never be put away for good.Yet for me,corporal punishment just made me angrier and MORE defiant,not less.