Goq- that’s so sad. I’m sorry. I remember the only time I was ever hit. I had done something really bad and my father told me that he would wait a few hours before he potched me because he wanted to make sure it was out of love, not anger. I think I’ll always remember that.
I do not feel that hitting is helpful in any way. How does hitting teach anything but violence? Hitting can scar people for life. But that’s just my opinion and evidently there are people who believe that hitting is beneficial. If you do feel it’s absolutely necessary to strike your child, count to 30 and make sure there’s not one ounce of anger in the slap. Because if there is, it’s not discipline, it’s violence.