I was often caned at school, It didn't do me any lasting harm and it certainly done me no good, it was never a deterrent. The same as the death penalty is no deterrent in the USA, I'm certainly not a modern parent but I can see and understand why it should not come back, it is very difficult to decide who should be caned, I wouldn't want one of my kids caned for hit with a slipper over something that may never have happened or he/she has been lied about. I have 3 children, now adults, I never had the need to slap or smack them, my parents never hit me, I don't see the need for it! but not totally opposed to it either. At the end of the day if children have respect for their parent then this situation should never arise.