Parents who think spanking is the only way to get a child to listen or to mind them have pretty impoverished thinking. Most parents today say too much too often. They plead, cajole, nag, harangue, beg, lecture, repeat themselves, and even try to reason with a toddler. When they get no response they raise the volume of their voice until they are yelling or screaming.
Parent gets frustrated and child gets away with murder.
Many, if not most, parents, ashamed of themselves for yelling, give in and give up. Be sure you are close to the child and that the child is looking and listening before you start to speak. Start with the child s name. Make every word count. Jennifer, every toy that is not put away right now, gets confiscated that means it gets taken away from you.