Absolutely right—my son is a tougher case and we’ve yelled at him and spanked him on occasion. He’s the oldest by 2.5 years.
My daughter is a gentle child and has never been spanked and we’ve only slightly raised our voices to her a couple of times. She’s easy and very well behaved without being meek or mousy. She’s not “perfect” but responds well to talking and explaining why we want a certain behavior or procedure.
It’s all about what works for that particular child.
Of course, she’ll probably give us more trouble as a teen!!!
Yep. We are in the superhero phase right now with my boy now. His Captain Hook/Peter Pan phase lasted a good several months! I too believe setting boundaries and employing common sense is jobs of parenting, while it’s the just the opposite for being a kid! As for the article, my wife and I just had a laugh about it. She wonders who funded it and believes the anti-spanking crowd is behind it.