[martin_fierro]

Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage. He said rewarding positive behavior is more effective.
"The trick is to catch them being good," he said. "It sounds like this mother has not had a chance to catch her child being good or is so upset over seeing her be bad, that's where the focus is."

Mom knows her daughter better than you, Perfesser. STFU.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage. He said rewarding positive behavior is more effective. "The trick is to catch them being good," he said. "It sounds like this mother has not had a chance to catch her child being good or is so upset over seeing her be bad, that's where the focus is."

Of all the crappy parents in Ithaca (City of Evil), and there are plenty, I think the worst are invariably the ones who turn out to be in the child development field.

[The_Victor]

Mom knows her daughter better than you, Perfesser.

The thing about it too, is that after the punishment, you do have something positive to focus on (as the professor feels is so important), and you can praise the child for the turnaround.

Professor of Child Development my arse.