This may have been asked on this forum a long time ago. If so, I don't care. When you were growing  up what was your parents' favorite means of dishing out a lesson?
     In our house Mom was the disciplinarian. I can only remember Dad hitting me once. It was richly deserved. Mom liked the razor strap. That was her anti-kid weapon.  These days it is a treasured family heirloom (my wife wasn't officially part of the family until my sisters hit her with it) that I proudly possess.
    So what, if they had one, was your parents' weapon (s) of choice?

Belt once by my Dad. He changed a lot through 5 kids. By the 5th he was pretty relaxed. (Or worn down, take your pick.) His parenting philosphy was lead by example and he is a genuinely good man. I hope to be as fair minded as him some day.

It was a different time. We were raised old school but never abused. The razor strap was wide and flat. It really didn't hurt that much. We would scream and holler while Mom whooped us then laugh as soon as she left the room.

Pre Dr. Spock spanking was the norm. Children of the 60's and earlier were generally raised with a "spare the rod" philosophy. I'm sure abuse occurred but it was rare. No one I know personally ever got more than they deserved. I'm not defending it. It was a different time, that's all.

The old wash your mouth with soap , one time dad knocked a baby tooth out trying to soap me , that was the last soaping and younger siblings got nothing . I was the trial child

I got the belt from my Dad. Between 1 and 3 stripes depending on severity.

Mom was more varied. Plenty of mouth washed with liquid soap. Dowel rods were used, those were the ones I detested most. It was was the whipping sound it made on the way that just made it worse. Otherwise general implement that was handy.