I said that you could sternly tell the child that this behavior is unacceptable. Once the child hears the tone behind your voice, they should know not to act out like that again. We were given: To restrain the child and spank them One way this could influence the child’s development later in life would be that the child would fear you and scared that you would constantly hit them. This would be scarring for any child no matter the age because our parents are the ones that are supposed to protect us.