"Consider that teachers cannot use corporal punishment (have not for some 40 years), and yet have to control 30+ kids AND teach them skills, for MORE HOURS per week thank most parents interact with their kids. Now teachers actually get trained in how to do this, and their skill in this varies, but if they can do it, so can parents."

Yeah. I attended school before and after spanking was allowed.

You don't really want to have that discussion.