Tough  Love vs. Spanking - Good  Argument  
 Most  people think it improper to spank children, so I have  tried other methods to control my kids when they have  one of  'those moments.'  
One  that I found effective is for me to just take the  child for a car ride and talk.   
Some  say it's the vibration from the car, others say it's  the time away from any distractions such as TV, Video  Games, Computer, IPod, etc. 
Either  way, my kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving  after our car ride together.  Eye to eye contact  helps a lot too. 
I've  included a photo below of one of my sessions with my  son, in case you would like to use the technique.  

This  works with grandchildren,
nieces, and nephews as  well.