Quote Originally Posted by sponge View Post
Great anecdotal evidence you've come up with there. There have been plenty of kids who grew up with abusive parents who didn't turn out fine at all. It's not spanking, it's how much and how it's done.
Well nobody is standing up for child abuse here. I think it's pretty normal for a child to come out of an abusive situation and not be fine. I think that what Mr. E is getting at is that spanking as a disciplinary measure generally does more good than harm for a child.