i don't have children...but i do not believe in corporal punishment...for any reason...whatsoever...i believe that the body is sacred...and as such...even a child should not be brutalized...
"we"...blacks...i believe...tend to jump on the "get that ass" bandwagon when a child does something wrong because "we" have been conditioned...as a byproduct of slavery...to believe that corporal punishment is THE answer to correcting a childs "bad" behavior...when in reality there are a plethora of disciplinary options that just take a little more effort...attention...care...time...and PATIENCE...on the part of parents...and those with the authority to guide a child...
some may say...well you don't have children so how would you know...i've been around enough children to know that they will have much more respect for you...listen to you...for real...and trust and respect you...if you respect them as individuals...and not demolish their little temples...you be an example to your child...correct them right when they do something "wrong"...and not build up anger towards your child to a point where your "only" corrective alternative is to "beat they ass"...then everything should be cool...they are just as much individuals as we are as adults...and as such...no one method will work for all children...but corporal punishment should not be on your top five choices of "corrective" methods...
all corporal punishment does is create fear and docileness...like a slave...the child doesn't do "it"...not because they have genuinely comprehended why they shouldn't do whatever it is they did...but because they fear the punishment...the point of correcting a child is learning that they shouldn't do what ever they did and why...not learning to fear their parent or getting "whooped"...
check out this link
http://www.corpun.com/
peace and blessings...