To spank, or not to spank?

I recently came across a social media post that opened with the following phrase: "Have to laugh at people who are against spanking." The post stated that spanking leads to a child learning respect and boundaries with the absence of any trust issues and hatred toward the parent, and so on and so forth. It concluded with "Repost if you got your butt smacked and survived." I couldn't disagree more. My feelings were a mixture of appall, irritation and sadness. And no, I didn't feel like laughing at anyone!

Mother of 2, Effie Morchi explains on API's blog why she chooses not to spank or otherwise hit her children, and encourages others to learn more about API's positive discipline techniques as an effective alternative to physical punishment to teach our children family values, respect for others and behavior boundaries.