Probably in the beginning, but when they are older they will realise how awful what they went through was and probably rebel pretty badly. Hurting children is NEVER okay.
Is hurting children gonna make them listen more?
Never hurt a child by hitting them/ spankngs cause it can be worse. I was a good kid growing up sure got into some mischievous things but I never was an unruly child. But I know my mom (late) would never think twice of using anything she had to strike us with, to discipline us. I'm talking about her shoes, hand. Once she made comment that she was going to beat me after I hit the neighbor girl. Yes i was kid myself so I don't like people who abuse kids.
Never. Hurting a child physically or verbally can lead to permanent damage. If someone feels the need to do either of the two then they may need some psychiatric help.
Injuring a child above disciplinary necessity is not OK but while your kids are about 1-6, when they don't understand the dynamics of disobeying, they need to know there are consequences for doing things.
For instance, standing on the table is not safe because they could fall and break or bruise a bone. Putting them in time out once or twice may stop the problem, but if it doesn't they need to know that by standing on the table they will get hurt.
Now don't bruise them or do anything that will hurt them, but until they are old enough to understand, a slight pat for younger kids, a careful hit with the rubber ruler for the older ones will get the message across that with disobedience comes danger and pain.