I spanked in a controlled way. When my daughter was old enough to use and understand language, I stopped, because I used reason instead.

I have to say, she was a very well-behaved kid - you could take her anywhere, and she was never one of these nasty, undisciplined little terrors that run around making everyone's life a misery while their parents blithely ignore them.

Whenever I see kids like that, I usually murmer, "Hasn't been spanked enough."