I was spanked I was paddled at school, didn't hurt me any and taught me about limits and appropriate behavior. I was never beaten, I was never abused, but I was spanked.

I was spanked as a child. I do not believe it serves to teach, and I do not do it to my child.

She is much better behaved than I

The only spanking with which I am comfortable is that which is practised between consenting adults.

I remember growing up and my mother sitting me down and getting me to think through why I had misbehaved. I hated it. On more than one occasion I actually said I would prefer a spanking just to get it over with. Looking back it worked. I was given the tools to examine my motivations and reason through my actions. Having said all that, since corporal punishment teaches fear and not understanding, might there be the very rare case where teaching fear is appropriate? What about a toddler approaching an electrical outlet with a fork? I never had kids so to me this is a thought experiment. I've never had to make that decision.

My dad had what he called a "board of education". It had been cracked and glued multiple times from use on my older brothers. A lesson not lost on me. I remember getting spanked once.

No, I don't hit my kids. Sometimes I want to. I send them to time-out a minute for every year. They are 10 now and outgrowing the time-out chair. I've started implementing grounding. I have to be more directed in the grounding. My daughter can't do 'social' things and my son loses computer and phone privileges.