http://blogs.babiesonline.com/toddlers/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/toddlers/to-spank-or-not-to-spank/#comment-10056 mays5 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:10:37 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=208#comment-10056 I commend you for choosing discipline techniques other than spanking. It can be hard to do, especially when in a situation as you described. I do think it is important to remain as calm and collected as possible when disciplining (even though it can be nearly impossible when you're pushed to the limit :)). We have found that the few times we have used spanking our children seem to become more aggressive. Instead, other discipline tactics, like timeouts, redirection, etc., have been much more effective and created a better, more positive atmosphere in our home. There is actually a really interesting debate about spanking at www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-spanking-an-acceptable-form-of-discipline. Experts from both sides weigh in, and the Center for Effective Discipline takes the anti-spanking side, making some really good points about why spanking is not productive. Really great read! I commend you for choosing discipline techniques other than spanking. It can be hard to do, especially when in a situation as you described. I do think it is important to remain as calm and collected as possible when disciplining (even though it can be nearly impossible when you’re pushed to the limit :)). We have found that the few times we have used spanking our children seem to become more aggressive. Instead, other discipline tactics, like timeouts, redirection, etc., have been much more effective and created a better, more positive atmosphere in our home. There is actually a really interesting debate about spanking at http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-spanking-an-acceptable-form-of-discipline. Experts from both sides weigh in, and the Center for Effective Discipline takes the anti-spanking side, making some really good points about why spanking is not productive. Really great read!

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