SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : View from the Center and Left -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: epicure who wrote (421183)10/18/2019 10:39:22 PM
From: pocotrader  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541260
 
I was no angel when I was a kid, I got spanked once for something, my Mom made my Dad do it, he was a big teddy bear, she did chase me around the house once with a broom, I have two daughters, I did not spank them once although they probably deserved it a few times, I have a bad temper but I knew how to control it when it came to my family, I knew kids who got beat by their parents, some turned out OK some not.



To: epicure who wrote (421183)10/19/2019 1:02:16 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541260
 
Hitting is the animal response, and we are animals. But, we can be more than animals. Doing so means no hitting.




To: epicure who wrote (421183)10/19/2019 2:37:45 PM
From: Jamie153  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541260
 
I have one very simple rule when it comes to taking care of kids. I tell them, "When your parents are gone, I'm the boss."

It works for me. I've seen parents lose it and it's so predictable. The kid pushes and pushes and pushes until the parent snaps. Stop him after the first push and you'll never snap.

By stopping them I mean say the word, "no." I've never once had to punish a kid because he didn't listen (big mistake, punishment never works).