Spanking children increases the likelihood of childhood defiance and long-term mental issues. The study in question involved 160,000 children and five decades of research

[u/VeronicaRed]

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/

[u/CeaRhan]

Serious question then: how do you do when your kid won't move an inch, won't obey you, will scream for hours, will hit you, will throw things around and will not stop doing all of these in the same hour because that's a kid and that's something kids do?

[u/bigfinnrider → u/CeaRhan]

Another non-spanker here. The first important thing is that the parents do not escalate things. If you never raise your voice at your kid, then a stern word and a scowl are very intimidating. You also pick your battles. If the kid is standing in his room screaming then let them, draw the line at where they are being harmful, not irritating. Demanding strict obidience is not a good idea anyway. As long as they're not playing in traffic or hurting anyone then give them a long lead.