[Alf]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The thing is people seem to equate not smacking your kids with not disciplining your kids.

And people seem to think putting them on the naughty step is disciplining them.

My dad never once smacked me, but I knew that I could be smacked if I stepped to far. That deterent in place made me think twice before causing trouble. I've never been arrested or in trouble in my life, because I was brought up knowing that doing wrong is a bad thing with harsh punishment.

If my punishment was a trip to the naughty step, there's a good chance I would have turned out a wrong en'