And the debate goes on, on..
belts never harmed me. No reason why kids will be any "softer."
We, as a society, have to stop babying our kids. If you haven't noticed, kids are getting more unruley and need a good smack here and there.
Believe it or not, parents don't generally get mad enough to lose control in their punishment of kids. All you gotta do is keep it under 5 swings, and your good to go.
Belts, spoons, switches, etc. Are all acceptable things to use, as none of them will seriously maim a kid. (keep in mind, some people abuse their kids using these things... but those are bad people, the average person's intent isn't to seriously hurt their child, but rather use it as a stern warning).
yeah, am a abuse my kids...if they ever talk back to me..