No, it isn't bad. it's making them fear doing things that are wrong because they know it'll end up badly for them. the little shits now know that there's nothing to fear from their parents because they know that all the parent's going to do is say "no, don't do that" and leave them alone after that. This generation is full of brats and idiots who don't know right from wrong because they were never actually punished as a child and never learned those crucial rules that tell them that beating another kid until he's bleeding just because he doesn't agree with you is wrong, along with stealing being bad, look both ways, and that helping others is the right thing. this, my friends is the death of real parenthood and actual authority over your children, and I am fearful of the next couple generations because a few "Specialists" who've never actually dealt with parenting say spanking and teaching your kid fear of doing the wrong thing is "Abuse."