News , always dedicated to useful advice, tells When to Spank: A quick slap to a child's wrist or buttocks is effective and not emotionally damaging, as long as it is accompanied by a clear lesson and explanation.
Slapping a child can be effective discipline.
Ten years ago when I was a legal services program director in Iowa, the private bar was either our adversary or a somewhat disfavored cousin in the family of legal services.