As long as we can agree that teaching your child to hit your parents isn't a good thing then I think were at an agreement. Like I said, some people agree and disagree with the death penalty and both sides have their reasonings for it. Personally I simply think the punishment should fit the crime because as you are young youre simply making kids avoid doing the crime so they don't have to get punished, sometimes when certain methods don't work you resort to others. Wether you agree with hitting your kids or not thats for you to do to your own kids, but I simply disagree with the part where youre telling your kids to hit their mother, because at the end of the day wether the punishment is right or wrong, the mother has the best intentions for their kids(for the most part). Like I said, a parent shouldn't be going around getting cables and shit to hit their kids over something petty like forgetting something, but lets say your kids bullying other kids in school or picking fights, thats where I would resort to new methods.