Actually, neither of these are proper solutions. The Bible says "train up a child in the way he should go." Spankings go a long way toward discouraging gutter behaviors.
[13] Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. [14] Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. …
Proverbs 23:13-14 KJV
