*This is purely for thought provoving discussion and not intended to become a debate*

I have always wondered what the take is on What is worse in the gentle parenting sceme of things.

1) Smoking in front of your children, which harms them for life in regards to their physical health

or

2) Smacking, which can cause emotional pain but stops bad behaviour quickly

I understand that this could become a debate very quickly but that is not how it is intended. this is a personal opinion thread only and no flaming please. I have posted this in the gentle parenting section for a reason - that being that the majority are anti smacking so all pro smacking sentiments are not welcome in this thread and will be reported