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Spanking a child is/should be about consequences. Consequences for actions or inactions that have bad or potentially bad potential outcomes. Corporal punishment isn't always used that way by people because people are what they are.
I have about 40 to 50 children who are left in my care (at my store) each Saturday to play games and interact with their peers. I can tell you EXACTLY which children get spanked and which children do not. Of the kids that we have told not to come back due to continual misbehavior, I can tell you that most of them are children who get no discipline and have no fear of reprisal from their parents.
Spanking or corporal punishment is quick and over with. The problem with 'time-Out' and 'restriction' type punishments is that they become more difficult for the parent to deal with. Rather than have to deal with the child, they just end the restriction and let the kids go. The only lesson learned there is that they just have to wait it out and Mom/Dad will cave.
YMMV.
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