Spanked children more aggressive

"Children who are spanked when they are three years old are more likely to have screaming tantrums, get into fights, hurt animals and refuse to share by the time they are five, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests.
This finding seems to support a social learning approach to understanding the cycle of violence, whereby the child learns to be aggressive by being treated directly with aggression," the article says.."

Well as I have no children I guess I don't have an opinion on this subject, but I have observed other parents. The validity of a "time out" as a punishement seems to be pretty fragile. Yes, go to your room for a time out until you learn it is not right to take toys from your sister. And in their rooms are a bunch of toys and video games that can make them forget the whole reason for their punishment.

But what do I know??