If you don't want a debate on parenting philosophy, then don't advocate doing cruel things to children. You brought it up but now you deem it off topic?
As to educational, if you do not consider hitting or punishing children educational, then I'm curious: what is your justification?
Look: I didn't say parents should hit their kids. I didn't say parents shouldn't hit their kids. Nowhere in anything I've said in this thread, did I bring this subject up. I have no opinion on this matter and don't care to discuss it.
Please find some other comment thread to reply to.
As to educational, if you do not consider hitting or punishing children educational, then I'm curious: what is your justification?