Kyo has it right. The threatening to spank doesn't work unless they know what it feels like. For the youngest, all my wife actually has to say is, "Do you want me to get daddy?". That's all it takes. He is the one that has been barely spanked.
Sipsake said that spanking isn't a very effective form of punishment. What form of punishment is? We use a variety and adapt them to what works at the moment. It all depends on what they have done and what their mood is as to what will be effective.
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