Haha, I was such a problem child. I was amazingly hyper when I was kid, I'mn serious, when I wanted to yell out loud for no reason out loud I just would. In a store, at home, at church wherever! I was a little brat..hoo haa
My dad used to spank me when I got out of hand. He didn't beat me or anything horrible like that, just one of those times where he'd pull out the belt and hit my butt a few times. Heh, spanking never worked for me. If I did somthing wrong you could me over the head with a steel beam and I'd cry for a few minutes and go off and do the same thing over and over. But my dad was a smart guy, he knew spankings didn't phase me. So every time I got out of hand, he'd have me sit down in chair for half an hour. That may not sound like a lot of time, but my dad said that every time I said a something, moved too much, or made faces, I'd have to sit for another half hour. Wow, my first time with that punishment I think I sat all day long. I HATED it...but it worked..!
Bottom line is, spanking works with most kids, and I encourage it, it teaches discipline. But I don't encourage outright beating the snot out of your kids. Maybe a smack if they say a bad word or a belt across the butt if they smirk off. But with psycho hyper painless kids, have them cut off from the world and they'll be beggin for forgiveness...loong post for me
BOO ya!