In what kind of a 3rd world country do you live if pulling hair or "spanking" (what ever that means in this concept - playful? Like pat on the back?) is not forbidden by law? In my country, if someone witnessed you doing physical harm to your kid... that's a fine and an automatic social service case. Gladly so. Violence is the worst parenting one can fall into.
Ive had others tell me that the hair pulling isnt really abuse, or if so, its merely borderline.
The only disciplines i use are time outs, supervised time outs if hes throwing a fit, rigid bedtime (even though this is rarely successful) or taking away toys / games etc when misbehaving. Then we have a talk about Good behavior vs bad behavior and which is which
M: 35, EX-W: 3, S:4 All Divorce Proceedings Complete - Oct 18 ----------------------------------------------------- 2nd EX - Was Engaged - Diagnosed BPD 2 Major breakups. 2 Rebounds