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Originally Posted by pem
Well that may be your opinion, but it is not shared by me. As far as I am concerned inflicting pain is a form of punishment, just like many others I use - and has been sucessfully used by millions of parents for thousands of years.
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And after all that time it still doesn't work.
Inflicting pain does more in terms of giving you instant satisfaction whilst you are angry than it does instructing/educating the child as how to behave properly next time. Its an admission that you've totally lost it because you have reacted without thought. I will bet that if you sat down and cooled off for 20mins or so then you probably would not feel like smacking the child.