I guess I was a pet being pretty abused back then? lol Nah, I think it's ok for some corporal punishment, after all that's how asian kids are brought up. Grounding is for those white kids. Most of the time, you can compare how an Asian kid grew up with a white kid. The asian one would be much more disciplined and respectful to his parents. We Asians are better off teaching our kids with a 'chicken feather duster' -devil
A balance between physical and privillege punishment is good. Sometimes you just need to bring out the chicken feather duster just to show them who's boss.. Other times they'll get the point if you break their favorite game/toy and never buy the same one for them again. My favorite, I make my little cousins do squats, wall sits, or the horse stance.. It's almost like physical punishment since the legs kills you after a minute. I started them at a minute and moved up in time once in a while. They're up to 90 seconds now without worrying..
^i'd actually be thankful for those physical punishments because at least i'd have strong legs. and fairly good posture. haha. i did a lot more exercise when i was younger so if i can get any type of exercise nowadays (whether i like it or not) i'm thankful for it. i can't remember ever being hit as far back as i can recall (which is early primary school years).. i know for certain (because sometimes by parents would tell me) that as a little kid they would whack my hand or spank my bottom (but that was when i was in preschool). other than that, my parents would just threaten me if they got really angry "i'll break your toy" "do you want me to bring out the feather duster?!" but they have never broken any of my toys or actually hit me with anything. and i turned out great. i know how hard my parents work for my education and so i have respect for that. i'm a pretty good kid. without ever being physically punished.