[Popman]

Gee, what happened to parenting skills...

My wife and I raised six children all very close in age except for the last one...he was an -gift- eight years later!

The idea that my three year old child would conduct an argument with me in a public place would not register in my brain or theirs...

That simply was not allowed to happen...

We did it though training and godly discipline...

Throwing a temper tantrum is a form of passive rebellion, basically a child telling you I'm going to make your life miserable until I got what I want and be in control...

Child are not the center of the universe, the faster they are taught that the better behaved they are...

[daniel1212]

My wife and I raised six children all very close in age except for the last one...he was an -gift- eight years later! The idea that my three year old child would conduct an argument with me in a public place would not register in my brain or theirs... That simply was not allowed to happen... We did it though training and godly discipline... Throwing a temper tantrum is a form of passive rebellion, basically a child telling you I'm going to make your life miserable until I got what I want and be in control... Child are not the center of the universe, the faster they are taught that the better behaved they are...

I can only imagine what a MONSTER you would be called if you posted that on MSM forums! Even by so-called Christians.

[zek157]

If I recall correctly, each of our kids tried screaming in stores once. Both times we told them to stop, or we would go home. We left and it didn't happen again.

Many parents push air with idle threats. Kids have to learn both boundaries and that words have meaning. It makes life much easier with that basic understanding.