Many will be well adjusted and feel grateful to their parents, respecting and supporting them with all their hearts. Yet Li also warns that it is hard to know how much punishment is enough and that excessive punishment can be hard to bear. "Behavior related to corporal punishment is extremely complicated, and there are some frequently beaten children who turn out as life-long failures or parent haters," says Li.
利翠珊話鋒一轉，嚴肅地提醒社會，體罰的拿捏難度太高，後果常讓人難以承受：「打的行為有太多複雜因素，因此常挨打的孩子，也有一輩子沒有成就、或對父母充滿恨意的例子。」