Last night,( after little Miss had a tantrum because her shoes didn't fit ) DH said soon he will have to give DD a smack for being 'naughty'. I glared at him and said he will NOT be smacking her!!

Ofcourse this started off a friendly debate about the whole smacking thing. Both DH and I were smacked as kids. My dad used to use his belt and DH's dad would use a stick Anyway- the age old " I was smacked as a child and I turned out ok" saying was tossed around.

I couldn't smack my DD. I couldn't stand back and let DH smack her either. It made me wonder- how did my mum feel when Dad used the belt across our bottoms? Mum said she didn't really have a choice. Dad was the boss. Hmmm.

So, I am in 2 minds. Sometimes talking just doesn't cut it. The whole "You make me feel....when you.....and I would like you to....." when we are talking about a 2 year old screaming her lungs out doesn't do the trick. I also don't think belting her is the solution either.

So how did you guys decide? Was there even a decision to make for some of you? What do you do if you and you partner don't agree?

All opinions welcome.