[Melusine]

Originally posted by Sazerac: Wolfie, please, NEVER shake a child! That's worse than a quick swipe across the buttocks. It can cause severe medical problems, including brain trauma. For very small children, a quick tap on the arm or the hand and a firm, loud, but not angry, "No!" usually gets their attention and lets them know you mean business.

True: Shaken Baby Syndrome... remember all the babysitter/au-pair cases where inexperienced au pairs shook a baby and it died of the consequences?