Studies show that abused children usually become abusive parents.

Although, there is a big difference in spanking a child, and abusing them.

A spank is just a way that you enforce a rule, kinda like when you hit a dog on the nose when the dog does something bad. Spanks are usually controlled and you don't hit your child with all your strength.

Hitting (abusing) your child is different. This like poking a dog with an electric cattle prong when they are just in your way and annoying you. Hitting your child is usually not controlled and you hit them with a lot of your strength. Which is just plain wrong in my eyes.