In Reply to: Re: any spanking posted by damaged on October 13, 2006 at 21:04:49:
Especially a hand smack or a smack on the bottom.
It's just too fanatical to say it's never appropiate.
When I told my children not to touch a hot stove and they purposely thought to explore it, I wouldn't hesitate to smack their hand. This reinforced no, and if you think that is harsh, just try to imagine what a burnt hand looks like.