'whilst their toddler has a screaming fit and decides to kick merry hell out of his dad'
This is why 'smacking' was invented. Kid acting like a brat and hitting his folks? Smack it on the arse. An eye for an eye. He/she'll soon learn that hitting people is bad, results in pain which hurts, and that his/her folks can hit a lot harder.

Happened to me and my brother. We both tested the boundaries and got swiftly put in our place, and rightly so. I hate that people don't discipline their kids. It's the reason that all manners have gone walkabout from our fair isle, and the reason behind the rise of yob culture.

To summarise: Parents! Batter your children for the good of the Nation!
(Mr Fudge It shouldn't be illegal to have sex with an eagle, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 12:14, 1 reply)

Smacking doesn't work for really young children
The child has to understand that their actions have consequences. So it's probably pointless until the age of 4 and above.
(Nitrous Nitrous, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 12:45, closed)

Sounds like you have tried it.
You have my respect, yet you disgust me child-beater.
(Mr Fudge It shouldn't be illegal to have sex with an eagle, Tue 6 Mar 2012, 15:42, closed)