Religion and Spanking

[RoadRunner79]

So I was listening to a TTA podcast and while I think the forum went over this topic a few years ago I thought I'd rehash it. Spanking, right or wrong? You thoughts on spanking as a form of godly discipline? Were you spanked? Did it affect you in anyway? Thoughts in general…

I thought the following was interesting, for consideration, discussing some of the studies:
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/growth-...gh-emotion

I generally tend towards middle of the road approaches, and think that either extreme may be bad.  It can depend on the child, and what they react to best.   Does whatever disciplinary method just lead to more defiance, then it is probably is not correct in that instance. 

I've heard suggestions, and tend to agree, that spanking shouldn't be an emotional reaction or out of frustration.  That spanking shouldn't be done alone (that is without understanding why or without talking with the child).  And I've seen parents, that refuse to spank, and had more problems because of it.  I've also heard the suggestion, that spanking should be restricted to acts of defiance, or lack of respect

The above citation, I think makes a good point, that there are so many variables to consider, and that a good control isn't feasible.  The problem is in studies that only point to the data, they want to highlight.