Cymric wrote:
Second, there is a not-so-subtle difference between hitting a child, and what I cryptically (and, in hindsight, rather anal-retentively) called administering a corrective, educational slap. With the latter I mean either a slap on the hand, or a slap on the buttocks. Never anywhere else, most especially the head.
This so, so true. I would like to add something to this. Discipline is NOT administered to get revenge on your child. It should never be done in anger. It is an act of love which is done in love because you care for your child. It is not done because a child is bad. Children are not bad but behavior can be. This is a crucial difference which may seem trivial on the surface. Never call a child bad, call the misbehavior bad.
