Spanking then
Spanking is supposedly a thing of the past. Just a generation ago, spanking was a common form of discipline. I remember being spanked a couple of times although I don’t think that I was especially problematic as a child. I also remember, coming from a big family with 6 children, that my parents set [...]
Tags: behavioral problems, discipline, punishment, Research, spanking
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We’ve been visiting a child psychologist for the past few months in an attempt to help my young son cope with his father going away on military assignment, so I’m learning a lot about the best ways to ask for compliance from him.
I’ll pause while everyone chuckles over the idea of trying to get consistent compliance [...]
Tags: 5 second rule, adjustment, boundaries, compliance, discipline, military, Military Families, military kids, psychologist, requests
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“Mina, DO NOT EAT THAT!”
I shout for the nth time that day. I close my mouth, and take a deep breath, watching her big, beautiful brown eyes looking at me with uncertainty. She has the offending object between thumb and forefinger, poised close to her mouth. She looks like she always does after I’ve shouted [...]
Tags: discipline, shouting, yelling
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I don’t spank my kids. Don’t get me wrong; there have been a few times when I really felt compelled to spank, but my husband and I have a No Hitting rule that has worked for us so far. The term “spank” has come up a few times in the books we’ve read [...]
Tags: discipline, parenting styles, spanking
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I remember when I was a new mom and I thought I knew it all. I’d read every bit of expert information regarding the raising of my baby as I could get my hands on, and by all accounts my daughter was thriving and brilliant and wonderful. I must have been doing something [...]
Tags: Attachment Parenting, discipline, experts, infants, Parenting
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