Respect is not taught through spanking, smacking, hitting,belting, yelling or whipping.
All of the above teaches FEAR.
Respect is not fear.
Respect is taught, by being respectful.
Respectful of the individual.
Any form of domination from an adult to a child is ABUSE.
I believe respect is a very mature abstract concept that young children do not have the capacity to internalize.
They learn early however that actions have reactions. That certain behaviors have consequences. The mild physical pain of a spanking is a cosequence that is easily understood and less damageing than some natural consequences. Example little Joey knows after one swat that flopping on the dog is not a good thing to do. If he is allowed to repeat such behavior he may endure life long injuries from a dog bite.
I do agree that smacking, hitting, belting, yelling, or whipping a child is entirely too extream a form of punishment to teach a child anything but fear and hatred of their abuser.
However a child can learn there are limits that will come swiftly and consistently if they disobey certain boundries if spanking is properly applied. They learn and remember by association that certain behaviors are unacceptable. When they are older and experience the respect of others then you can help them get that concept.
To say that any domination of a child is abuse seems incomrehensible to me. By the very nature of being cared for and making decisions for a child because they have neither the skill or the maturity to make their own decsions is a major responsibility of parenting.
True domination should be benevolent and limited to what is necessary but I do not believe dominateing my child is against his best interests when he has neither the experience or knowledge to know what is best. Example it seems like domination to a preteen to insist that they go to bed when they think plopped in front of the tv is rest enough but most real parents know the child needs to be in bed asleep to do well and not be unbearable to be around when they are chronicly tired.