Yes, I agree that one quick swat on the bottom with your hand serves well especially in cases where you catch a toddler in the act of something they know is wrong. The surprise, noise, as well as the physical touch can work wonders. For toddlers only.
I don't agree with spanking an older child, having lived that experience. They spanked in school, too, but I was a model student and escaped that punishment. I think a conversation and some other form of discipline works better. It seems to me that some children who were spanked when they were older have a tendency to solve problems using physical force rather than other methods when they reach adulthood. A conversation and more thoughtful ways of discipling can teach children how to think more creatively about problem-solving when they become adults, instead of having an immediate physical reaction.
Having no children/grandchildren of my own, I am speaking from my personal experience and memories from my own and my siblings childhoods.
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