Best Way to Discipline Kids

What is the best way to discipline your kids?

Everyone has their own opinion what is the most beneficial way to discipline kids. In my personal opinion, as once been a kid(obviously), I think the most effective way to discipline kids is not physical punishment and hitting. I think when kids become a certain age they won't care that much for being hit by their parents to stop a certain act. When we were kids, my mom threatened me and my sister(who is 1 year and 3 months younger than me) that if we did not stop fighting she would hit us with a wooden spoon(like any other Arab family I guess, lol). But we did not stop. She repeated, asserting what she had said. Then we were like hit us, and lets be over with it, so we can continue our fight!

And when we became teenagers, my mom had a different strategy. The wooden spoon was no longer useful. She turned to deprive us from things we liked and enjoyed that were luxury. For example, if we fought, she would deprive us from watching TV, visiting a friend, or using the computer... As kids this seemed to be more hurtful than a simple hit by the spoon. As research has found, physical punishment has severe affects on children. They become more aggressive, depressed, and anti-social...

In my opinion, I think that depriving kids from something they like and enjoy, is a very good way to discipline kids for bad behavior. Kids can handle a hit. But they find it harder to handle a whole month, or even a whole week without computer or internet. So for example, if kids talk back to their parents, the next time before they do it, they will think twice of what they will loose and then evaluate if it is worth it or not (to loose a whole week of being able to contact their friends on the internet, for talking back to their parents)... But whatever way one chooses to discipline their kids, it is critical that they do not choose to discipline by physical punishment.