i was smacked as a child, it did me no harm.
i do believe there is a difference in smacking for discipline and smacking that turns into abuse.
when i was 2 my mum had me having a 3hour tantrum, she ended it with a simple smack, it did what nothing else had done. at 2 you don't understand right and wrong properly, nor do you understand the emotions, and it is very hard to calm a chold sufficiently to explain to them what they have done wrong.
my mum had tried the naughty step (which never worked for either me or my bro), the cold shower, the no dinner until you calm down, the stay in your bedroom until you're ready to say sorry. one smack and she was left thinking its midnight now, why didnt i do that sooner?
mand x
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