Spanking: A Useful Tool Analysis

Hello Dr. Love and classmates,
In forum 4, Jodi Dressler responded to a discussion about whether or not spanking is an effective way to teach children right from wrong in her post titled "Spanking: A Useful Tool." In her post she states "I don’t see anything wrong with an occasional, well timed, swat on the backside. I feel that the key, though, is to explain to the child what they did wrong, how they need to make it right and balancing the spanking with lots of love." (Dressler) She then goes on to explain that she has spanked all three of her children, and that they are all respectful of others and themselves because of it.
Like Jodi Dressler, I think that an occasional spanking is an effective way to teach children that their actions have