Vermithrax]Maybe that's why I'm not so quick to beat my kid. I was born and raised in the Old South. Memphis, TN. It was still legal to paddle kids with a big ass wooden stick when I was in grade school there. My dad was quick to resort to that to solve all problems as well. Coming from that and having a kid of my own now, I can say from experiencing both sides, there's a better way. Like I said, I definitely spanked my kid a time or two when he got really out of hand. But believe it or not, if you're a reasonably intelligent person, your kids usually are too and you'd be surprised how much you can resolve by simply...I dunno....talking to them?
So a debate with your child were you teach him that it's ok to debate in a disrespectful manner to an adult is learning to "express himself"?
Vermi your kid is going to be "one of those" when he grows up
