I spanked my daughter once when she was 2. It's a little young, but she went to stick a fork in a socket. It got her attention and she hasn't tried since. For now the corner is awesome, she can't sit, must stand and have her face in the corner. It works great now, she hates it. A big plus is there are corners everywhere. I had to make her go in one at the zoo. When she gets older and does something major she will get spanked, but it will be for something major. Beating kids is just a negative way to express anger when you can't act like an adult. Spanking a kid because they spilled a glass of milk is wrong, spanking a kid because he/she stole something is justified IMO.