Which are soon replaced with just "the look."
So true. It's strange what good behavior a few swatts bring. Or a week of NO and I mean NO TV. I've always been a book worm, so NO TV didn't bother me one bit. When the boys were small 8 pm was bed time, as they got a little older it was 9 pm, then 10 pm, all strictly enforced. I needed my 'child' free time. After age 6 or 7 the swatts got rarer and rarer. The key is to get them under control before age 3 or 4.