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Originally Posted by Summer  I have an option that hitting softly is OKAY thus distinguishing levels of the hit. |
I can't hit even softly. I don't know what "soft" would feel to my child and I was abused growing up. Neither are a good mix.
My question would then be: What's the point? If your only hitting softly, it may help to get their attention but it's not exactly effective in teaching them a lesson and very well could take away the real lesson because now they are concentrating on your soft hit versus anything you try to tell them.
Although it does help along the teaching of "if you want someone's attention, hit them" which is a total PITA when they go through the natural hitting ages and stages.