I don't like the term 'beaten' here, I feel like anything that would qualify as a beating would already be protected under standard child abuse laws.
I don't have any problem with smacking children, I was occasionally smacked as a kid, no harm was done. Its work as a deterrent came mostly from the shame of being smacked, rather than the pain. Which I think is a good way for parents to play it, any real harm to the child isn't acceptable.
Generally I feel that children aren't as emotionally fragile as is often reported.
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