re: So you are not allowed to whip your kids now?

You don't have to hit your kid for them to be accountable. If you do it more than once a year you're probably not being very effective.

I spanked my son once, for lying. He is as honest as anyone I know.

Never spanked my daughter. When she was ~9 she knew she shouldn't take funland tickets from a malfunctioning machine.

People confuse shite so bad. Yes some kids probably need to be hit. Not all of them, and certainly they don't need to be marked up by it.