Originally posted by WindDancer
Then sit down and talk to them about behaving in public! Is it really that hard to discipline a child before going shopping? What? you can't tell the kid to act properly BEFORE going into a store?
Originally posted by Canadian Moose
I'm saying it from the perspective of a parent who has too much respect for my children than to lower myself to hitting them, swat on the ass or otherwise. What exactly gives you the RIGHT to hit them?
Because I am the parent. My children are NOT repeat NOT on equal footing with the parent EVER!! Not even my 2 children who are grown and in college. I will ALWAYS be the parent and they will ALWAYS be my child. I seriously think thats whats wrong with half the bloody country today. All this crap about respecting your children. Your children respect YOU not the other way around. If a person steps back and looks at the country around the time of its general decline as far as kids getting into as much trouble as they do today alot of it stems from the whole liberal movement on parenting. If you go back before I was born even (which is 1961), there werent children bringing guns to school etc etc etc. Because the parent commanded respect and 90% of the time recieved it. AND they werent living in fear of discipling their child.
btw LB I love your av 😉
Originally posted by Silver Tongue
And what if the child is to young to comprehend what you're saying? Then what?
Express yourself in a matter they will understand. If they are too young to understand, then just keep them under close watch. I mean they are just little children. Physical abuse like spanking isn't good at a young age.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
There are people who have NEVER spanked their children. Do you think those people just left their children to roam around free throwing tantums and when they grew up they somehow magicaly became nice people?
And there are people who DO spank their children... and their children are not harbouring deep resentment and repressed violent tendencies.
Spoiler:
I know you have better then that, Milla
Originally posted by WindDancer
Then sit down and talk to them about behaving in public! Is it really that hard to discipline a child before going shopping? What? you can't tell the kid to act properly BEFORE going into a store?
WD, i totally agree with you in that regard. I am a firm believer in sitting down and talking to your children...trying to gain their understanding and their respect. But they are children. Children are like walking talking cases of A.D.H.D.
you go into the store thinking, "sweet, they are behaving" But then you get to the check out line and demand that candy...and when you say no....Tantrum time.
Of course, i would still tell them about their previous disciplines of losing TV and toys. But what happens if they still throw a tantrum?
I use spanking as a LAST resort...never the first.
Link, in order to be in control a person must always Always be calm! If you lose your temper then you don't gain anything.
what are you gaining by being calm? 😕
you were calm before, you were upset by your child, obviously you will attempt to calm yourself down before you repremand them. But what happens NEXT?
what happens when talking calm and reason doesn't work with a 6 year old?
How about telling them when they are throwing a tamtrum: Remenber last time you mishave? That's right! NO TV and NO Toys. That will get their attention.
I agree with this as well, but what happens if they don't care about their tv or toy....what if all they want is what's in front of them at the time. And you saying no, is what causes them to have such tunnel vision?
Originally posted by Jedi Priestess
Because I am the parent. My children are NOT repeat NOT on equal footing with the parent EVER!! Not even my 2 children who are grown and in college. I will ALWAYS be the parent and they will ALWAYS be my child. I seriously think thats whats wrong with half the bloody country today. All this crap about respecting your children. Your children respect YOU not the other way around. If a person steps back and looks at the country around the time of its general decline as far as kids getting into as much trouble as they do today alot of it stems from the whole liberal movement on parenting. If you go back before I was born even (which is 1961), there werent children bringing guns to school etc etc etc. Because the parent commanded respect and 90% of the time recieved it. AND they werent living in fear of discipling their child.btw LB I love your av 😉
Well, that is pretty damn sad that you can't even respect your children. After all, they ARE human too.
Originally posted by Jedi Priestess
so what you are saying is everyone in the store is at the mercy of your screaming child as far as their enjoyment of their shopping?
As WD said.
Originally posted by WindDancer Then sit down and talk to them about behaving in public! Is it really that hard to discipline a child before going shopping? What? you can't tell the kid to act properly BEFORE going into a store?
Originally posted by Silver Tongue
It does absolutely nothing. This is so stupid. Most of you parents probably swatted you atleast once in your lives and you're just fine now
i got spankings and i thank my parents that i dont act like some of the kids my age who didnt get them. buncha hellions.