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/^t/Smacking is inevitably associated with the upbringing process. There are many various opinions on what methods should parents should to have 'a better child'. Moreover, discussions have been hold whether smacking a child is right or wrong and what the alternatives to smacking are. On the other hand, there are a great number of opponents who find it highly unacceptable. On the other one, the opinion that a single smack will not do any harm is widely accepted even among doctors such as psychologists, neurologists, and pediatricians. Anyway, whatever the advantages of smacking are and however beneficial in some situations it is thought to be there are also many other possibilities of dealing with children. Rather than corporal punishment, talks, physical contact, and a good example may be a way of raising children.