I think its a damn good idea. Me and my siblings turned out well, didnt talk back to the parentw to often after getting whacked a few times. Kids of my generation behaved a lot better. Nowadays parents threaten there kids with counting to 3. One... (long pause) Two.....(longer pause)... then three. Kid doesn't behave so they start over... One..... two.... two and a half. Its a fricken joke. The kids are running the parents and have full control. I think you tell a kid to do something, if he don't you whack him. none of this counting to 3 crap. I know parents can get in trouble nowadays for spanking but it needs to be done. How many of you beaten down parents count to 3? How many would admit to spanking?