Reply #37: If I already have said more than once about doing something dangerous...

[cynatnite]

I'll give him a swat on the butt. Did that with my son when he was four.

When it comes to hitting that is completely unacceptable, but I feel if I spank or even swat my kid over that it does nothing to teach him how wrong it is. I will separate the kids if hitting occurs. They'll get a time out. Both will be given a talking to after the separation. In my experience one kid hitting another is rarely one sided.