Young children aged between five and seven in a UK study said of being spanked by their parents , `` it feels like someone banged you with a hammer '' and `` it hurts and it 's painful inside -- it 's like breaking your bones '' .
Some young children in the United Kingdom whose parents spanked them said things like , '' `` it feels like someone banged you with a hammer '' '' and '' `` it hurts and it 's painful inside -- it 's like breaking your bones '' '' .