re: Spanking a kid--where do you stand?

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Never spank. There are better ways to guide behavior which are not psychologically damaging to the child. Spanking is a trashy and lazy way to discipline.

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Every child is different, but you sound like someone with all the answers. You could say child psychology is more on the lazy side of discipline. A spanking shows that you want to end the behavior right then and there and you have to physically get up and do something in order to try and end it right then and there (whether the parent succeeds or not).