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Well I admit I don't have all the answers on this issue, as my little one is only 4 months and we haven't really been faced with discipline issues yet. However, I was raised without any corporal punishment and I believe it's most likely the stance we'll take with our son. I think that Dr. Sears has very good advice on how to make an impact when your child is behaving in harmful ways---use a very strong tone of voice, perhaps even a syllable that you always use everytime there is danger, and let your child see your fear/alarm and explain immediatly to him why the behavior was unsafe. Any other types of behavior I don't feel warrant the parent to raise their voice. You can stay calm and be firm in punishments, and I think it's more effective as kids are usually acting out to gain attention, whether it's good or bad. So not getting angry is usually a good stance. But like I said, we're still formulating our position on that.
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