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To: panthermom

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!!!


40 posted on 02/29/2008 4:37:47 AM PST by GatorGirl (Election 2008--It's all about the judges!!)
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To: GatorGirl; panthermom

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.


58 posted on 02/29/2008 12:58:34 PM PST by endthematrix (He was shouting 'Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of crap to me.)
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