These days disciplining the children is a headache for parents. Many of the parents’ further resort to smacking as a common practice to control their offspring. However, I absolutely discourage such violent activity towards kids. In this essay, the adverse impacts of spanking or punishing children will be discussed in detail. Using punishment as a tool to straighten up the children is quite common and this has been in practice for centuries. It is true that by resorting to spanking or beating up kids will generate instant results. However, this instant gratification of discipline lefts deep scars in the tender minds of these children, which can have severe impact on their behaviour, when they become adult. For instance, several studies have proven that this kind of childhood trauma can cause clinical depression, make children unsocial and in a worst case scenario, make them violent toward others. Hence, the parents should be careful about how they control their offspring....