I remembered i'd smacked Taylah once, very hard, when she ran onto the road, and a car only missed her by swerving around her. She got two very firm smacks on the bum. She never did it again, but the look on her face was devastating.
I'm pretty sure it hurt her a lot less than the car would have!! At least she learnt her lesson and never did it again. I remember, I used to give Mum cheek when she was driving so she used to dress me in bare legs and sit me diagonally behind her. That way she could give my bare leg a slap if I started backchatting - it worked a treat

I haven't smacked DD except for the tap on the hand when DD was reaching for the pot on the stove! I don't want to smack her but I do want to discipline her so we have will to try a range of tactics until we find somehting that works I guess.