Hitting children does not make it easier for us to do our social, legal or moral duty as parents. The result of spanking is our children's fear and resentment of us. Satisfaction with it could be related to some other need, independent of the child. I agree with it. I like the statement.
Most people think that it is too strong.
This is not at all common among the routine responses to our children's behavior, though. He thought that it was, in part, his training in criminology that led to his writing it the way he did. He explained that many people misunderstand the legal concept of self defense and think that retaliation is self defense. Of course, self defense becomes a legal justification for assault only if the person is in danger of serious injury or death and cannot get away. In his own opinion, the parents should make a big deal out of any instance of a child hitting.