I was hit (why do we say smack, its hitting, its violence) as a child and I knew that if i had children I would never use violence as a 'correction tool'... and i didn't, I'm 73 now and my children were praised for their behaviour, their kindness, their ability to share and empathy and of course their anti-violence standpoint... 3 of them are kind, considerate beings and they too would not hit a child. They are far from perfect but good human beings.
34 year old assisted euthanasia