http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=6458

why should you be ashamed that you smack your kids

from your not abusing them

you discipline on what works in your house

does look like anyone watched this except for me

my best bit of this was when they brought in the experts and showed the parents video playback. the lady who grew up in singapore

shrink- see you teach them fear they are not being allowed to think freely

lady - i tell them once..thats free thinking, i tell them the second time thats free thinking the third time i smack them because free thinking didnt lead to obedience

of course i paraphrased

I watched it, sorryI wasn't impressed with some of those parents, all some showed is how much they are not in control of their own emotions. Discipline is one thing, but striking out of anger or frustration in the moment is quite another, even though through it all you still love your children.

My guess is that if some of those parents had a rule of calming down before administering punishment, they would probably not use physical force even though they would still discipline.

Some of those parents were just emotionally immature/inequipped.