No, never. Ever. I do not understand how anyone can think that laying a hand on your child can bring about long lasting benefits. I can never imagine looking into my child's eyes and seeing fear in them. There is no "light spanking." There's just spanking.

If your temper has reached its peak, take ten breaths, walk away, give yourself a time-out to regroup. I'm raising twin toddlers, and trust me, I understand how easy it can be to get frazzled and have my nerves on edge, but I treat my kids the way I want to be treated. Just because they are little, doesn't mean they deserve less respect. They are people - they just happen to be little people.

    

I don't spank my son. My father spanked my siblings and me occasionally when we were younger, but he had to be really mad for that to happen. My husband's parents are older and they used paddles and belts to spank..it sounds awful to me now but maybe that was more common back then; I don't know.

never will I spank my child. I think children understand perfectly when things are explained to them the right way. and even when they're throwing a tantrum and being unreasonable, as an adult, we always have the option of walking away and cooling off before talking to them. Spanking, according to me, doesnt serve any purpose other than making the child feel miserable and even, resentful.