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/^t/The last, but not least, alternative to smacking is talking to children and explaining things and problems to them. Even little children are capable of understanding a given problem and can see things they have done wrong. They do not need to be punished in any way only because their parents are too lazy to talk to them or are too narrow-minded to see other solution apart from punishment. Parents who search for understanding their children are capable of building a proper relationship with them from the days of their early childhood. Consequently, such children are also capable of forming relationships based on real feelings such as love and understanding and in the future they will not have to resort to physical violence in order to solve their problem or achieve a certain goal.