HappyMommy2
<font color=green>He loves that Disney quasi-"futu
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I spank only for things like sticking objects into electrical outlets, running out into the street, biting, etc. The other day I swatted my 2-year-old on the bottom (in public!
) when he suddenly laughed, jerked his hand out of mine, and started to run off in a busy parking lot. The swat got his attention, and he hasn't tried that again since (and of course I've been keeping a firmer hold on his hand as we walk along too!).
I've found that I virtually never spank my 4-year-old. By age 4 you can reason fairly intellligently with kids, and there are better ways to really get their attention, even in dangerous circumstances, than spanking. But at age 2 and 3 sometimes spanking--administered lovingly and not angrily, of course--can be an effective tool in keeping little ones out of trouble.

I've found that I virtually never spank my 4-year-old. By age 4 you can reason fairly intellligently with kids, and there are better ways to really get their attention, even in dangerous circumstances, than spanking. But at age 2 and 3 sometimes spanking--administered lovingly and not angrily, of course--can be an effective tool in keeping little ones out of trouble.