Cane or hand?

I would use my hand normally - on the bottom, but I did once use my teeth!! A friends little boy was on my knee playing when he suddenly bit my hand. As his ear was within reach I bit it. There was a moments relaxation in his bite at my assault on his ear but then he increased his bite. So I bit harder - he bit harder, etc. and guess what? I won. He burst into tears and I cuddled him and explained that it doesn't hurt yourself a bit to bite someone else but you must ralise you are inflicting pain. Not a good thing to do and a lesson learned the hard way.

Oh jeez I know I wouldnt use a cane thats just mean. So whats left I would use my hand and slap his or her little butt. But not hard.

None of the above. I'd rather try to talk to my child and reason with them somehow than hit them in any way. That only teaches them that hitting is ok, which of course it isn't.

Neither. I choose to use more intellectual types of punishment. Time-outs, taking away privileges, and talking about what they did wrong. I still harbor resentment towards my parents for hitting me, I can't even hit my dogs.

I don't spank. But if I had to choose, I would use my hand. When the kids were smaller and would get into things, I would do a medium slap on the hands.

Neither, i think both are wrong. I think hitting in any form teaches children violence and i don't think someone can learn with violence. i prefer to use time outs to discipline.

I don't really think either is acceptable, I tend to tap fingers if I get really desperate and say no, exxplaining why. I onnly slapped my older son once as he was biting my wrist and I couuldn't get him off, it really hurt, I was sick afterwards.

First of all I don't spank my child but if I did it would be my hand.. if you use something else you have no idea how hard you are hitting them.. at least with your hand you can tell better

these is the problem that is to be disussion becoz this decied that what u want from ur child want to scold hem or her or use hand to slap this hart hem or her but effective

I would never use an impliment to hit my children I think that is too cruel. I sometimes smack them with my hand but only very lightly as that is punishment enough, it doesn't need to hurt.

Oh my-- both ways sound harsh. I discipline my kids with actions and words-- usually by taking away a privilege. I realize that some people do spank, but in this day in age I think using a cane could get you arrested!