Why, then, when they "misbehave" don't we hold them, rock them, or talk to them? Why do we seek spanking instead, just as an alcoholic or drug addict seeks his fix (Dale)? Spanking is like an addiction when the parent always spanks their child. Parents care and worry about their children more than anything, yet they choose to hit them when they misbehave. When drug addicts or alcoholics feel the need for a solution they go and get it, because it is different from the need to hurt their children when they don't behave well. Parents overuse the spanking technique and it simply becomes a habit to use on their children. Another reason we routinely spank our children is that we have become neurologically addicted to the "good fight." With fear and anger comes the release of adrenaline. When this hormone begins to flow through our veins, our hearts begin to beat faster, our muscles tense, and we prepare for action (Dale). When we humans get angry or angry, our muscles tense up and neurologically we want to fight. The adrenaline flowing through our veins prepares us for “fight” mode when we can't get what we want or when a child doesn't listen. Our body reacts this way because we are so frustrated that our mind thinks we have to fight the child who doesn't take us seriously. Parents may not realize this