There were 6 of us so mom ruled with a belt or fly watter. We all are hard working adults and have good homes for our children. If you can reason with a 2 year old you are one special indivual because I haven't found one yet that you can reason with when you come to the cash register and all the candy is surrounding them. The only thing my kids understood was NO and if you keep throwing a fit you will get a spenking when you get home. I had to be consistant and always do as I told them I would, and now I am very pround of my 2 kids and the way they are bringing up there kids.
To each his own but "spare the rod spoil the kid" Just my humble opinion.