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Good thing no one is advocating not punishing children when they do wrong.

The issue is that almost everyone I see outcrying against spanking either suggests no alternative, or suggests ridiculously lame "punishments" that aren't going to deter any sort of bad behavior. I would know; I was a kid once.

I'm not saying they don't exist; some people are a lot cleverer than others, at least when it comes to devising punishments. But when people just say "don't do this" and also don't say what to do instead, it's going to be a lot less effective at changing anyone's disciplinary tactics.