Remove his drawers so that the spanking is not lost in the padding of his pants. This should be done at the last possible moment. They should be returned as soon as you are done. It is best to lay the child across your lap rather than over a bed or a chair. This puts the spanking in the context of your physical relationship. He is not being removed from you to a neutral object for the purpose of being disciplined.
There is nothing in the Bible that teaches or promotes this action. As the Bible, especially in the original Hebrew text brings out, the punishment was for an older child, using a rod on the back, not on the butt. Further, this certainly would not be considered dignified.
