Ugh, the replies just make me wonko. I don't understand how people can view children that way - objects to be dominated and controlled. I cannot imagine hurting the most precious thing to me. I feel like while teaching her and keeping her safe it's my job to make childhood the most wonderful and magical time, not make her a mini-adult and beat her when she can't.
It sickens me to read that one poster prays with his child before and after a spanking. Great way to create an atheist.