i've only been spanked once in my life... and i was also never "grounded" or anything like that. i believe for the overwhelming majority of kids, physical contact is not needed if proper parenting is used from the start. yes, what is proper parenting, well it varies from kid to kid, everyones different... its natural to assume the way in which you teach a kid is through telling them they do WRONG and disciplining them through some sort of physical means so they won't do it again... but the physical discipline part is really not necessary... smart thought and words can always be more powerful than the physical punch. now i could see where a lot of you will say what the fuck ya don't have kids and ya don't know what you're talking about... true i don't have kids but i was once one myself, and i'm around them all day. seriously, try and take the psychological thought challenging approach... anyone knows the brain can be much more powerful than the fist. its just a matter of truly figuring out the kid. just my opinion.
