Originally Posted by SallyRand

Yes, indeed!

The child learns that if he/she "breaks the rules", even if it is the first time the child has "broken" a rule and therefore may not have known that the rule existed, that Mommy or Daddy will kick the shit out of the child.

Of course the child then holds lifelong resentments against the abuser and more than likely will become an abuser him/herself.

Now THAT is "parenting" at its best!

There is something inherently wrong with a society which considers "discipline" to be physical abuse.