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Sammy said:
My dad used to punish me, His were a little more than just a spank, and no it wasn't sexual. But i turned out fine.[/b]

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Everyone's different. But even if it didn't have an affect on your sexuality, it doesn't mean it didn't have an effect on you.

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But i have never known anybody to spank a child like that, it usually entails grabbing the arm lifting the child and smacking them on the backside fully clothed.

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I have (known people who spanked the bare behind).

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I think children should be spanked if they are naughty, after all if someone said to a 6year old "Don't do that it's naughty" Do you think they'd listen?

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That's not all there is to the techniques of discipline. You don't just tell them not to do it. They do face a punishment for it. There are different techniques, but one involves putting them in a location for a certain amount of time. If they get up, the parent retrieves them wordlessly, puts them back, and starts the time over. If the child gets up again, the parent repeats. This is done over and over, until the child realizes the parent isn't going to give up, and the punishment will be seen through. This can take hours, and it may take a few times (although each time should take less time for the kid to "get it"), but it usually doesn't take long before the kid realizes that, once put in this spot, he's staying for the full punishment time. That said, that can be very tiring on the parents; I'm just telling how the technique works. I have a friend who has a better idea, IMO. She has an enclosed area where the kid can't go anywhere, there's nothing to do there, and the kid stays until the parent lets him out. She also pointed out the bathroom is not a good location, because the kids could turn on the water faucets and flood your house, LOL!

That said, again, I'm still reconsidering my stance. I am leaning towards the no spanking view, but I'm still not sure, as long as it isn't done excessively, to children too old or too young (Dr. Phil's going to have a parent who believes it's right to hit a 7-month-old child tomorrow), and done in anger or to humiliate.