I'm can't say that I'm surprised by
this.Young children who are smacked by their parents grow up to be
happier and more successful than those who have never been hit,
research claims.
It found that children who are smacked before the age of six perform better at school when they are teenagers.
They
are also more likely to do voluntary work and to want to go to
university than those who have never been physically disciplined.
To be fair, the study also mentions that spanking after age six can lead to behavioral problems. But, as I see it, if you discipline them when they are young, you seldom have to to nuclear on them later.