is spanking discipline or punishment
If you don't you will ruin their lives (Proverbs 19:18, NLT). How effective is spanking as discipline for children when biblical principles are followed? Spanking is effective as a method of correction when it follows God's Word and also focuses on instruction beyond punishment.
Physical discipline may well save them from death (Proverbs 23:13-14, NLT). Spanking is an act of parental love established to change a child's behavior. Children respond to the world differently from an adult. A child develops within boundaries that need to be filled with parental love.