I had liberal baby boomer parents who did not believe in corporal punishment. They did not even truly believe in restrictions...What my parents enforced was guilt in the form of drawn out 'talks'. So rather than just a simple, short form of punishment to go along with the negative reinforcement-route of child training, I had to discuss all of the negative affects that came of my behaviour. I learned dissappointment, guilt and remorse at any early age...through my teen years my friends always asked why I didn't take advantage of all my freedom but they never quite did understand...