My parents used spanking on me and I turned out to be a Flames fan.
I don't recall them spanking my brother and he's an Oiler fan.
Seriously, though, we sometimes tap our toddler when he goes after things that could be dangerous to him, but what we have found to be most effective are simple firm "NO!" I think being consistent is more important then anything. The more you reinforce what your little one can and cannot do, the less you have to bring that point across.
And don't give up! We have some friends who were inconsistent in their discipline with their kids and they run wild over them...
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