To spank or not to spank?

[Regina]

I think spanking only works on some children anyway. Parents can hit some children and they'll learn their lesson from it immediately, while on others it does nothing but cause resentment and worse behaviour.

In my own family I saw that difference. Me and my younger brother are actually very parallel to two of my cousins (also brothers) in that Me and the older cousin had always been generally better behaved while the younger brothers, who both have quite bad ADHD while we don't, only became worse after being hit. I think a child has to already have that innate feeling of their parents' authority for smacking to work. If they don't already respect authority and/or have underlying behaviour problems, it's not going to help.

I don't agree with it for any child though, because child psychologists have come up with far more effective (and universal, working for all types of children) non-violent forms of discipline that produce better results.