PY, hitting a toddler teaches them to hit. Don’t believe me? I have a few friends that tried and it backfired majorly on them. If you are talking about an older child, maybe. But by then, if they can truly understand cause and effect, why would you spank?
Not spanking doesn’t mean not disciplining.
I turned out great and I wasn’t spanked.
My husband turned out great and he wasn’t spanked.
We’ll stick with discipline without violence.