If your kids are behaving badly treat them like a dog, says Battersea Dogs Home behaviour expert

The Evening Standard (U.K.) ^ | August 26, 2008

[Titan Magroyne]

Yeah that crate is a good idea, but you gotta break those opposable thumbs before they'll stay in there like they're s'posed to.

Anybody else smell ozone, or izzat just me?

[HairOfTheDog]

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[Biggirl]

....Another article on child rearing from the perspective of dog raising. =^..^=

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[potlatch]

[This works on the theory that rewarding good behaviour - through verbal praise, physical affection or treats such as sweets and toys - is far more effective than punishing bad behaviour.]

I'm 'old school', I do not believe bribing a child to behave is the thing to do.

Praise and affection should always be used but a child should be taught to behave because it is the 'right thing', not to earn a treat.

I have known mothers who tell their children, "if you are good at the store I'll buy you a toy". We don't get 'treats' for how we behave all our lives. It's all about learning what's right and what's wrong.

This is also what has happened in our schools. No bad grades or Johnny might feel bad. Every body is a 'winner'. --Wait till they get out in the real world!

[allmendream]

Perfidy is in the heart of a child, yet the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

[allmendream]

[the OlLine Rebel]

Both of which have gone to hell in a handbasket in the last 40 years.

[the OlLine Rebel]

A poster after my own heart. (I hate walking into PetStupid with their wienie coddlling/training.)

In point of fact, all sides are needed for good training. You cannot simply ignore bad and praise good. Curbing the bad is sometimes deadly important. If you train to drive, you cannot simply refrain from yelling at the driver to keep him from running into the pole, lest you offend him.

[potlatch]

[A poster after my own heart.]

Lol, good! My comments were really directed at raising children. Bad behavior cannot be ignored, you’re right.

Dogs are a bit different as they never rise above the intelligence of a two year old child. When my Yorkie did something ‘bad’, he got a stern NO and even a mild pop with a newspaper. He learned fast.

Learning to “stay” will keep him from possibly getting killed, so training is good thing with dogs AND children.