Spare the rod, spoil the child

[Dystopia]

I agree that kids crossing the line and lying their parents is extremely annoying, however I must find an effective form of punishment, something a child will see as a correction without thinking of it as 'boring shit with no use for me', like I occasionally did. I got spanked in the butt once in a while, usually by hand and only 2 or 3 strong slaps, it didn't hurt me receiving it, after 13 years old I stopped being spanked at all. The few punishments I had of taking away cellphones or video games didn't work, I fixed things because I wanted to, (I saw meaning and usefulness in improving myself, even as a 6 year old) not because I was punished, but then again I was always a very polite and educated kid, never caused trouble, never failed classes, never broke lamps. Perhaps some small mistakes, but nothing to significant.