I for one do believe that spanking not beating (when done in the right way) can and will help teach our little ones what is right and what is wrong.... what is acceptable behavior and what is not, therefore, giving way for a better future when we raise our kids to be honorable & descent adults.

My boys are adults now (24 & 18) and they were both spanked when they were younger... we had preset rules to what would warrant a spanking in our house, and before my boys were given their spanking we would talk to them about why they were getting the spanking and then they were sent to their bedroom (with paddle in hand) to wait for the spanking... this time was usually for ten minutes and was a cooling off period for both the kids and the adult so the punishment at hand was given for the wrongful act performed and not out of anger or upset of the adult.

Honesty in the matter often gave way to a lesser punishment, and I personally feel this is why my boys learned the importance of honesty in life and why they now to this day realizes there is a fine line between right & wrong... and they have chosen to be on the right side majority of the time.

I feel that spanking is a personal decision and if a parent does not want to spank their child then that is fine and they should not be bullied into it... they just need to make sure that they use some form of discipline and that the discipline is constant, never giving way to emotions or upset so their child may learn and grow as they mature into adulthood.