Originally Posted by -ian-

Not all children that get beatings as punishment turn out the same.
True.
Every child is different. Some rebel, some learn from it.
Possibly, but you're not presenting the full truth here.
People who "learn" from it usually walk away with mental issues or insecurities, giving them problems lasting throughout adulthood.
Don't forget that parents judgement can fall in the heat of the moment, which is directly dangerous.
Same goes for parents who believe talking to them instead of beating is a good option.
People who support beating in this thread have claimed that you can beat your child wrong but never seem to realize that you can talk to your child wrong too.
If you don't understand the situation other than your child being unpleasant in your opinion, you aren't very likely to handle it well.
You're actually very likely to, in your frustration and delusion, beat your child.
Those children could either respect or take advantage of their parents due to how they comprehend the situation. From my experience, I've encountered strict parents, the types where they would yell at the kid, pull their ears in the middle of the grocery store, to the parents that let their kids throw a tantrum and do the "ignore" treatment. I've seen a lady walk up to a mother and called her a "bad mother" for ignoring her child in a grocery store, (mind this kid looked like 4-5years old) sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum like a spoiled brat. Most kids just want attention. That's all it is.
Hnnngg... No. From an early age kids explore their boundaries. They learn on their own what they can and can not do, just like how they learn what they can and can not eat.
We're not born English-speakers, you know.
Trial and error without error explains itself.
Also, If you ignore your child, you're neglecting it. Neglected kids often find ways to get their parents attention, in whatever way works best.
If you only care for your child when he's slamming food on the table, that's obviously what he'll keep doing just to interact with his mother.
Some kids only see their dads when they get in trouble and get scoldings from him, so in return to get their dads attention they act up so he could go and talk to them. Parents should find what disciplinary action is best for their child because like I said earlier, all children are different.
We may be different in terms of personality, skillsets and memories but we're really not that different at all in how we interpret/react to being struck.
(For example, fighting is something we've known for a long time, unlike things like personality that we only developed when we became more of a social species)
Do you really think that kids, humans in general, are so different?
When I was about to be born my parents simply got a book that explained kids psychology. It explained to them why, how, and in what age I would do this or that.
Toy-makers are aware of this process, which is why you have differing toys for each age-group.
Either way, as a result of actually looking it up my parents were able to just handle everything I did without violence at all.
I hope you can at least agree with me that reading up on raising children should be a must for every parent, no matter your stance on hitting kids?
It may only be a coincidence that it is discouraged by psychologists everywhere you go.