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>>I strongly disliked being spanked, so in that sense it >>was an effective punishment... But I >>think there are other ways to discipline your child, >>and I know many people who weren’t spanked who >>turned out just fine. So in that sense spanking is not >>really necessary. > >I much preferred a spanking to other punishments >(which I see as a somewhat different thing from >"discipline"). I really hated being spanked and dad >certainly made each one an most unpleasant experience. > However, they were awful when they were going on, >provided a less intense residual discomfort for a >short time but when they were done, they were done. I >would have hated being deprived of time with friends, >etc. and likely would have resented that sort of >punishment much more. > >To me the question is not if spanking is necessary but >if punishment is necessary. For purposeful >misbehavior, I think it is. Spanking is one option >among a number of punishments. Personally, I think >spanking is probably the best option---a few minutes >of unwanted, unpleasantness, then life goes on. > >People who weren't spanked did turn out just fine. >People who were spanked also turned out just fine. I >question whether children who never received >consequences for misbehavior did.

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