I look forward to not having kids, and I think the world feels the same. The reason I wouldn't hit kids is because inducing fight-or-flight is like starting a wildfire in their emotions - less buzzword - it's going to alter the way their neurons work. I can't depend on 'positive reinforcement' to shape things back to their best function. It's really something that Jmakin (great guy) off the cuff came up with a solution to the biting problem that people can joke about, but sounds far better than physical intimidation. I bet that isn't the only solution either. And again - awesome anecdotes from great people - less than one in a million parents are in their strata. I wish I could've been belted by HT or DI growing up. You guys are more than welcome to now