> A light slap in the face can be very beneficial for snapping hysterical children out of tantrums Even “light” physical punishment is not proven beneficial. T

> A light slap in the face can be very beneficial for snapping hysterical children out of tantrums Even “light” physical punishment is not proven beneficial. The research generally does not find a safe beneficial threshold where hitting becomes good if mild enough; it finds that physical punishment may suppress behavior briefly but is associated with worse outcomes over time. “Light” changes the severity, not the evidence.