[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I did notice as a child that the folks who used to FREQUENTLY beat their kids in public weren’t exactly the classiest folks and were usually from the shallower end of the gene pool.
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We used to call them ‘K-Mart Kids’ in these parts. However.......I found out (in public) when dealing with an ‘unruly child’ that the ‘Spock Death Grip’, with a stern look, works pretty well....and SILENTLY to boot. That ‘brachial nerve’ is sensitive, ya’ know. ;-)

[Clemenza]

The only Dr. Spock you should listen to on child rearing is THIS guy:

[allmendream]

LOL. My dad used to do that one on my brother and I. Except he made it look like he was getting down at our level, putting a ‘reassuring’ hand on our arm, speaking a few words sternly.... and darn if we didn't shape right up!

People commended his parenting based upon reason and understanding, not knowing the iron grip of death.