Washington, Mar 11 : American actress Rosario Dawson has revealed that if she ever has kids of her own and if they ever step out of line, she would lick them into discipline in public.

Dawson, 29, revealed while promoting her new indie flick Explicit Ills that she does not belief in yelling, and would rather use her tongue for something else.

"I think licking is a really great way of disciplining your child. It''''s definitely a lot better than screaming at them," Fox News quoted her as saying.

"My mom did it to me for punishment, she loves to say that I came [from her] so she can do anything that she wants to me in public.

"If I was acting out or talking up or just being a precocious child as I was she would lick me and my face in front of all her friends," she added. (ANI)