Hitting an infant is just ridiculous. I agree that parents should talk to their children and be consistent. Being Consistent and sticking to the goals are best for children to follow. I hate when Parents or Teachers tell the child no he or she can not have something because they did wrong yet when the child cry, hand them what it is he or she wants. Spanking is the last result. Children five to ten years old could use a tap on their behind if they are too disrespectful and it will not hurt them. The problem with spankings is that parents don’t teach their children from the start. You train your child up right and you will not have too many disciplinary problems. Spankings is not abuse if you use it appropriately. For example, a child is in the living room playing and is going to touch a plug outlet, a parent could tap his or her hand once. A child is throwing a temper tantrum, it is alright for his or her parent to tap him on the butt. It is not against the law to spank appropriately. Of course schools no longer practice corporal punishment and it is wise to find other methods the majority of the time. But please don’t put spankings in the same Category with abuse because some ignorant parent is slapping their child in the head. Don’t get it twisted!