Opinions on /whipping...?

is for toddlers - when they are too young to reason with. One quick crack on the saggy part of the diaper. The goal is not to cause pain, but to make a loud distracting noise. Near the stove, at the curb, near a neighbor's dog, after the first verbal No has been ignored. After age 3 or 4, start time outs - 1 minute for each year of age. There is never ever any reason or excuse for whipping. That's abuse.