Would you ever hit your kids?

[Tash.]

Definitely. Parents these days are too scared to discipline their children for fear of what will be thought/said of them and look how kids are turning out. I'm not THAT ancient but when I was a toddler it was perfectly acceptable for parents and even very close family friends to give you a little smack if you were being out of line - nothing solid and it definitely wasn't every time you did something wrong, but there is no problem whatsoever with a light tap to show your kids that what they're doing is not allowed.

Exactly. I think we're the same age and my parents didn't have to discipline me very often but if I was being totally out of line then yes I got a little slap on the back of my leg. I don't have any violent tendencies whatsoever and as far as i'm aware bear no mental scars as a result of this. So yeah, if my child was in hysterics or was being a spoilt brat then I may be inclined to give it a tap to snap out of it.

[Pix]

I probably will if they did something which deserved it

[bamitsbev]

no coz theres other forms of punishment, like for example, the naughty area
or grounding when they get older

[luce]

no not even to discipline them i would just take things they really like off them for a set amount of time- it has more effect

[Wig44.]

A slap on the arse/back of the head and a grounding. 'The naughty step' that I hear people trying to threaten their kids with on the bus/wherever NEVER works.