text: should spanking be illegal? should parents be reprimanded or legally restrained from physically disciplining children? absolutely not.  for centuries, this was an accepted form of punishment for kids. look at the myriad problems children face today: adhd, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, drop-out rates at historic highs, pedophilia, etc.  i link it all to a permissive parent paradigm. when there is no punishment, a child will do immature and antisocial things.  that's my opinion, and anyone who tries to get between my kids and me will face consequences.  this society says it's ok to kill the unborn, but don't you dare spank the born.   utter nonsense.