![]() Spanking is also guidance and not to be confused with violence. Only creates a deeper wedge in the already damaged relationship. Lack of guidance earlier, many parents will then try to stifle all freedom at an age when they should be giving their child more freedom. Thatīeing said, a child who blatantly disrespects his parent's authority while young, will be unmanageable when a teen. They expect too much from one who is still learning. Some people also mistakenly spank for age-appropriate behavior. What many people are actually describing when they speak of spanking in negative terms, is a parent who has lost control and strikes out in anger, The kids he plays with are well-mannered. Seems humanly possible and still has a child who acts in a manner never even witnessed in the house or any place else. What I see is a mom who puts more energy into a relationship with her firstborn than I've seen moms who ignore kids and this isn't one of them. And I could not imagine saying, "Now Beth, the real problem is your "relationship" with Madison. I can't tell you how many times they have lovingly and gently taken this little boy on their lap to talk about how we are supposed to treat ButĪt some point, a child has to learn that they can't always get what they want, when they want it, but that doesn't mean their parents don't love He comes from a good home with two very stable parents who love him, give him plenty of attention and one-on-one time. However, his choice is #3 in your list-He knows but doesn't care. He could've sustained very serious injury. But that 1% almost seriously injured his brother when he purposely knocked the highchair over, sending his infantīrother landing on his head. Reinforcement, you'd think this kid would be begging to be good but at least once a day, he acts in a manner he knows is going to hurt someoneĮlse. Yet he routinely hits, kicks, knocks his brothers over and worse. My nephew is two and has never been spanked. ![]() For instance, you say, "As a result, kids whoĪre physically disciplined are not only more likely to repeat problem behavior than other kids, but are more likely to exhibit increasingly worse I just read your article "Positive Discipline" and have to completely disagree.
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