Reply #64: It's best to find something they love and take it away.

[LostInAnomie]

I don't really think spanking is as bad as everyone makes it out to be though. Everyone says "It only teaches them to be violent!" or "It only teaches them might makes right!", but that's assuming that a young kid is going to absolutely miss the manifest intent of the spanking and only pick up the latent. Don't make it an everyday thing or especially painful, and I think it is fine.

The main thing though is to find something that actually works for you and your child. Once you do, apply it consistently, quickly, and assuredly.