[GMUBunny]

We only got spanked a handful of times as kids because we weren't stupid and knew better than to do XYZ again. The threat of a spanking (or if out in public, "a trip to the little girls' room") was enough to deter us from misbehaving. I will only spank my children if they're doing something that could potentially hurt themselves or others, or if they sass me. If I so much as look at my son sideways, his lip will start to quiver and he'll stop. He's the sensitive one. My daughter, on the other hand, is a nightmare to discipline unless it's a spanking or light smack on the hand. Nothing else works. She thinks any other form of discipline is hilarious. Even the daycare workers don't know what to do about her, since spanking is not allowed there. It just depends on the child and the family, as mentioned previously in this thread.