Clearly there are more than the two options of A) Spank or B) Reason.
Sure, you can't reason with a 3 year old, but there are other consequences to misbehaving that aren't physical.
I have a 15 month old daughter who i've never hit and don't plan to. I firmly believe in the idea that kids shouldn't fear their parents. Respect them, yes, but not fear them.
BTW I was spanked as a kid..
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