[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

It usually turns out in most cases of seriel killers, that they were physically or sexually abused, or both as a child.

I'm not talking about abusing a child, I'm talking about a smacked arse for doing wrong, so that a child associates doing wrong with having consequences.

The child doesn't cry because you hurt them with a slap to the arse, the child cries because it knows it's let down, disappointed the person whom gives it love, and they learn a lesson that doing bad things brings a negative to them.

And most children will respond to non-violent means of punishment. I will never agree that a smack is more effective that any other form discipline so we will just go round in circles for hours.