Punishing Children

I am pretty disgusted by peoples actions they would take when it comes to punishing a child. You may punish your child in ways that involve the form of Corporal Punishment, but there are more effective ways then striking at a child and next time you go to spank your own children I would really suggest you look up the law in your state, just list off a couple of states....

Idaho:
Child Abuse includes a physical strike to a child in which inflicted by a parent or other person in whom legal custody 16-2002. [Civil Code]

Washington:
Physical use of discipline to a child is the result of excessive corporal punishment. This will result in criminal charges against a parent/guardian/custodian who administers 9A.16.100. [Criminal Code]

and just a little FYI

Spanking is a mild form of corporal punishment. The American Academy of Pediatrics (as well as many child development experts) strongly opposes ever striking a child. It's not an effective or positive approach to discipline

It teaches your child that violence is an acceptable way to express anger and deal with conflict. This contradicts the rest of how you are trying to raise your child.

It's harmful emotionally for you. Have you ever felt wonderful after hitting a child? Spanking often leads to remorse, guilt, and doubts about the quality of your own parenting skills. Avoid the agony-resist the urge to smack. It's a very unpleasant sensation to feel like a bully.

It's harmful emotionally for the child. Spanking is traumatic, makes a child feel as though there's something wrong with her (instead of something wrong with her behavior), creates resentment, and can lead to body image and self image problems.

Spanking tells a child she is powerless. A powerless person will act out, leading to more problems.
Spanking is disrespectful to the child, and it doesn't help teach respectful values or standards.
It breaks trust and invades a child's sense of security.

It halts effective communication.

Where do you go from there? Once you resort to physical discipline, the only steps “up” are more, or stronger physical discipline. Don't start down that path.

It doesn't work! In the very, very short term, you may stop the misbehavior. The backlash is not worth the very, very short term.

How anyone can spank, hit a child without guilt is just SICK! Thats all I got to say.