Great observations and rants all! Really nothing I can add to the above except:

Time out? Yeah. You take time out to take the belt off. That's what I'm talking about. And belive me, my parents knew the effectiveness of a strap across the ass-end (usually mine, less often my younger siblings) towards adjusting one's attitude.

And guess what? I grew up to be a productive, responsible well adjusted person. With a few scars

Kevin