I think that it's a great article and hope it helps other parents who are struggling to find ways to effectively discipline. The thing that struck me in all the stories is that no-one felt GOOD after smacking - in fact they all felt bad. I can totally relate to this, both DH and I were nearly in tears ourselves each time we smacked Jack, it felt so wrong and so cruel. If smacking had had a postivie effect on Jack's behaviour instead of a negative one, I would have put it down to "mother guilt" and one of things that we have to do as parents that isn't always easy. But given the results, I can truly say that we felt that way for a reason - there are better ways (for us anyway).