most children would say a bad word, hit another person, talked back to or disobeyed their parents, they usually got punished. The types of punishments they would usually receive were a slap on the hand, a time out, soap in the mouth, or a spanking. Traditionally, it was okay to spank a child when they disobeyed to teach them a lesson or put soap in their mouth to make sure they would never say a bad word again. Today, some parents consider spanking a form of child abuse, while other parents see it