As a parent you should NOT punish your kids.

I will keep this one short for the convenience of the voters. There are two points that I will address. My opponent's animal training parallel and their source.1) Animal training. My opponent claims, "Animal trainers will tell you that you should never punish your animal, only give it positive reinforcement. "Allow me to dispel that. "In bad biting cases as soon as your puppy latches onto your hand say "No! " and quickly put your thumb inside his mouth under his tongue, and your other finger under his chin. Hold it there for about 10 seconds (not too tightly). This will feel uncomfortable to your puppy plus he won't be able to bite you. " [2]"For older puppies (around 6 months) this is a sure fire technique to stop puppy mouthing. Put a pinch or choke collar on your puppy and each time he bites you give the lead a short sharp tug. This correction will form an unpleasant association to your dog every time he bites you. It won't take him long to stop. Some trainers believe this method to be fairly extreme, and I agree that you would only need to call on it in very rare circumstances" [2]"Every time you are with your dog have him in a pinch or prong collar with a leash attached. Whenever he displays any signs of dog food aggression you immediately administer a correction to your dog by snapping on the leash. What this does to your dog is build a negative association to the act of his food guarding antics. .. many experienced dog trainers swear by it. " [3]"Be consistent, make it simple for your dog:Be clear that you are always the alpha dog or leader in your owner-dog relationship. Make it clear to him what is unacceptable behavior - every time. Make it clear to him what is acceptable behavior - every time. " [4]There are a number of other sources that can easily be found, but I don't want to flood this with a bunch of quotes and sources. As my opponent said, "kids and dogs are very much alike. .. " and this is true. Both need discipline.2) Source. [1]Lets just look at a quote from the first section. "The first two kinds of punishment, physical and verbal, are not considered to be effective discipline methods. The other two, withholding rewards and giving penalties, can be used either as effective discipline methods or as punishment - depending on how parents administer them. "This source clearly shows a support for discipline when done properly. It does not say that children should not be disciplined. We should also note from this source, "Harsh discipline focuses anger on the parent. " similar to what my opponent said, but even this source doesn't go as far as my opponent saying, "Mild or Harsh? A swat on the bottom is a mild physical punishment. "Let us look at another situation which comes directly after the "Kirsten and dirty clothes" situation. "Parents cannot use natural consequences if the health or safety of the child is involved. If a young child runs into the street without looking, it is not possible to wait until he is hit by a car - a natural consequence - to teach him not to run into the street. Instead, he should be taken into the house and told, 'Since you ran into the street without looking, you cannot play outside now. You can come out when you decide to look before going into the street. '" This is basically advocating a time-out, which is a form of discipline (based on the opening definition). So my opponent's sources clearly do not support them. Thank you,[1] . http://pubs.ext.vt.edu...[2] . http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com...[3] . http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com...[4] . http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com...