I copped the wooden spoon , I'm fine with that . Reasoning with a grumpy 5 yo , yeah right . There is a difference between a bit of a smack or ear twist compared to a thrashing.
Yeah, for us it was a belt, but I can't help that thinking, looking at that image, that in the right hands discipline is fine. in the wrong hands it could be destructive.
From that image we have no idea if the person wielding the thong is going to be cruel or kind.
My mother went through a lot of wooden spoons. Kept losing them til unfolding the old vinyl 'night and day' lounge for visitors only to find them all stashed amongst the blankets stored there.
