You're right, but no where in what you said does explaining them, teaching them mean you should beat your kids. If you can't beat your wife why on earth would you think it okay to beat your small babies?

Guide them, teach them, show them how to handle the adversity. That is the role of a parent.

Kids are resilient and just because they can handle a lot and still turn out okay doesn't mean there is not a better way.

Can you please provide why you Needed to hit a child?

Why can't you hit your wife?

Look at all the people in trailer parks, living in poverty, living as low level socialization, not involved in things, etc.....almost all of those types were spanked and spanked their kids. You can still discipline a kid when he misbehaves without spanking. But also, you should teach kids to be good and kind to other people while also teaching them toughness by getting them involved in stuff like martial arts and sports.

Not even close to the same concept.

Your argument would be more intelligent if it didn't reach for false moral equivalence.

Disciplining your child physically leads to the individual being more content and successful later in life. Smacked children more successful later in life, study finds - Telegraph

Also note, that beating your child and physically disciplining them is not the same, child abuse is real but it's important to understand severity and intent.

Completely illogical.

Use long term studies to assure your position. Your opinion of people means nothing. In fact, the long term studies show the exact opposite, see my previous post, or actually do research.

Many on this board should refrain from using their personal experiences as evidence, they mean nothing. Scientific studies have been conducted on this subject for years and while it shows that it can cause more anxious children while in adolescence the kids grow into successful adults at a much higher rate than the alternative. Those are facts, your opinion doesn't matter.

Again, I'll say this before the triggered SJW jumps in... Physical discipline can go too far and that's not acceptable.

New Saints RB Adrian Peterson told reporters on Tuesday that he believes he has “a lot of years left.”
Peterson said of playing with QB Drew Brees: “Envisioning myself in the backfield with Drew Brees it was like ‘Wow, what will the opposing team do?“
Peterson mentioned that he understands that the Saints get multiple running backs involved: “I knew what I was getting myself into’ in Saints backfield that the spreads ball around to multiple backs. Comfortable with it.” (Mike Triplett)
In regards to playing with Mark Ingram, Peterson said: “I’m gonna put my arm around that young guy, teach him…and were gonna do this thing together.” (Mike Triplett)
According to Peterson, there were two other teams interested in bringing him in for a visit after the draft, but he was sold on the opportunity with the Saints.