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Yes, but it's beyond extremely rare. I've spanked my oldest, who is generally just not a tough or bullheaded kid, maybe twice in his 5 years. The youngest, who is 2-1/2 years old and destined to be a middle linebacker, maybe 4 times.
Each time it's only like 3 swats, and not with all of my might (can't imagine doing that). Anybody who needs to pull out a belt to get the message across to little kids is pretty damn pathetic.
Usually when they're bad I put them in the corner. Spankings would occur after a couple trips to the corner haven't worked, or if they did something that was beyond the pale and they knew it was wrong.
And, as Bowser said, the right look/tone works 98% of the time.
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