Oh I'm not saying that spanking is the only way to teach children respect. I'm saying that too many parents just don't teach these lessons anymore. Children are a product of their parents. You can blame a multitude of social issues for your child's bad behavior, but what it all boils down to in my opinion is that too many parents plop their kids in front of the TV, computer, video games etc and no one's raising them.

Time out is an excellent tool for older children, ones that understand why they're there and can think about the consequences of their actions. (My kids had to tell my why they were in time out and what could have happened etc. I wanted to make sure they got the lesson that I was trying to teach them.) But I was unwilling to risk the health and safety of my children. If you are able to raise your kids without spanking them, fabulous! My daughter never needed a spanking, one son needed only one and that one was when his twin talked him into something.