If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]
Tags: discipline, parenting styles, spanking
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I’m temporarily a single mom while my husband is off to Morocco to visit his family. Like I wrote before, I am at awe with single moms right now. I completely sympathize with moms whose husbands are away frequently on travel, or moms whose husbands are away on a tour of [...]
Tags: anger, shaking a baby, spanking, temper
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We all know that toddlers can try our patience and many parents, at some point or another, lose their cool. I have always been against spanking, simply because I see myself as the main role model in my children’s lives, and know that they will likely mirror my own behavior. Simply stated, violence begets violence. [...]
Tags: children, corporal punishment, spanking, Toddlers
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When I was in college I remember reading proclamations from experts who said that you should never hit your child…no spanking, no swats, nothing. I personally agreed with the experts, because I couldn’t imagine ever wanting to exert physical harm upon my own child, no matter what the circumstances. While I was pregnant [...]
Tags: meltdowns, spanking, Terrible Two's
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