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My son is 16 months old. He isn't old enough for me explain actions = consequences just yet, so at times the occasional smack has to suffice when I know he is being deliberatley naughty.
When he is older the smacking will be used as a last resort, when reason has failed. I would rather discipline him now and have him cry over a few smacks/toys confiscated etc, than have him being returned home by the police when he is a teenager.

I see too many children that are spoiled rotten and they have the lack of respect and manners that go with parents who let them run riot. Parents who cannot or will not take charge of their children do not deserve to be parents. They are too worried that disciplining their child is a bad thing - its not. Children need boundaries and routine...its all too obvious today that many parents cannot provide this and society is paying for their almighty failure as parents.