How come parents today seem to think just because they were raised one way, means it was the right way? That idea may work with some things, but the idea of punishing your kids by striking them is wrong. Your parents hit you and you turned out OK, right? Well some don’t. Why must a mother or a father deliberately inflict pain on a child in order to get them to comply with their demands? Younger children have a difficult time understanding the concept and older children should be taught, not tortured. Kids need positive reinforcement, not negative fear. All your kid is going to learn is that when he is older, it’ll be all right to beat his kids. – TDM

There is a fine line between punishing your child and inflicting intentional pain. If you have ever read up about spanking, you will find that the real way to spank a child is not to cause them pain, but to ultimately embarrass them. As a parent – and unlike the other half of this debate, I happen to be one – I agree that there are times that spanking a child is necessary. I was spanked as a child and I grew up learning that I was spanked when I did something very wrong because my parents also taught me values and respect. Punishing a child is much different than smacking your child around because you simply feel like doing it. – JSO