Spanking children as a means of discipline.

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Spanking;; Yum.

Norly, I think, within reason its upto the parents - If they think it's called for then..I guess it is.
They know their children better than anyone else.

But then there's cases where they abuse them so..
Its hard to come up with a conclusion.

Very good point. Abuse is the real issue here yet has been largely ignored.
Spanking by definition however is that. Not really hurting the children rather disciplining them.
If they feel the smack 2 min after you did it then it was too hard.
Fact is i feel emotional abuse is far far more prevalent and needs to be addressed also.