It's somewhat understandable that parents wants to beat their child. Especially if you've been beaten yourself, or if it's seen as a duty in your community.
It's perfectly reasonable to be scared when your child does something stupid.
When we're afraid, it's natural to resort to violence.
In reality, though, I can't imagine in any way how this helps your child to grow up. Violence is just a parent's selfish desire to extinguish his fear.
As a kid, it's perfectly natural to do things you shouldn't do, curiosity is, in fact, our greatest teacher (and not pain, as the saying goes). Of course, if a child does something really bad, he should be punished. But not with violence, never with violence. You don't want your kid to be afraid of you, because violence gives birth to violence. Kids who grew up with violence will treat their kids with violence.
Last edited by Lazors; Aug 9, 2013 at 11:32 AM.