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Originally Posted by toretorden
A popular alternative to corporal punishment is timeout which is supposed to be very effective (the child is put in a timeout zone and has to stay there for f.ex the same amount of minutes as their age). A potential drawback is that the kids will probably have to "test out" this system before it works properly and that initial period will probably drive parents temporarily mad. Also, a focus on rewards for good behaviour (positive reinforcement) rather than punishment for bad (negative reinforcement) is supposedly very effective.
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* negative punishment
reinforcement = the act of trying to promote a behavior; positive adds a good stimulus (i.e. reward), negative removes a bad stimulus
punishment = the act of trying to discourage a behavior; positive removes a good stimulus, negative adds a bad stimulus (i.e. spanking)
strictly based on psychology definitions, anyways.