Smacking?

This is very controversial topic. Parenting requires lots of patience. One of the things that has worked with my daughter is time-outs or taking away her favorite toy when she is being difficult. This works sometimes and not on other occasions. Anyways, jury is out on this and parents must use their best judgement to find out what works and what does not.   There is nothing like a perfect parent or perfect child. Here are some links that talks about smacking and also its ill-effects:

http://drphil.com/articles/article/48

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6926823/Smacked-children-more-successful-later-in-life-study-finds.html

And, do watch Supernanny on TV. They have some practical tips on handling difficult kids.