Reply To: Chinuch in public-What Do You Think?

I side with Chayala and Vanilla. In 1987 I had the occasion to study the issue for a sefer I was translating, and even back then, before a potch would bring the law down on you, the author was super-careful in dealing with sources that appeared to approve of corporal punishment. When I had really little kids, I was always ready to leave the store (with an apology to those present) in the event of a tantrum, clutching the kids firmly but not punitively so they’d know that they were being removed. Soon enough they figured out why and life got easier from then on.