Do you smack??

[Aimz]

I got the occasional smack as a child - but it was always warranted and never too hard. I still don't agree with it and I won't smack my children. Violence does not earn you respect. I would rather use positive reinforcment and other methods.

my mother didn't start to be my friend till i was at least 23y/o and to be honest she is still my mother and tells me if im doing something wrong.

Ditto here. My mum and I only became friends when I hit my 20's, got engaged and moved out. Up until that point she was always very much a guide rather than a friend.

I have never smacked my dogs either. One of my dogs would bark constantly and I would simply use a bottle to spray water in his face. That combined with positive praise when he was quiet and a week later the barking had stopped. I know you can't compare this to a child but it goes to show that I didn't need to use violence or a power trip to get him to do the right thing.