[netmilsmom]

>>My son did that. I considered it entertainment. A crowd would gather and we'd all watch him. Eventually, he got too embarassed to do it.

Crying is good for their little lungs. A tantrum at any age is a bad time to negotiate. I don't have a problem with them wallowing around, screaming like banshees but when they try anything destructive, they get their ass whacked. They've outgrown it now. I rather miss it.<<

Are you kidding?!? At 5 or 6 you let the child do this?? You have set no boundries for his behavior and by "becoming embarassed" you have let the child discipline himself.

I have a parent like you in my kindergarten class. Her kid lies kicking and screaming on the floor until he gets "embarassed". Great for you, but in the meantime I have to put up with this little darling. Better you pick his butt up and walk him out of the mall to a spanking. He would learn immediate consequences and no one else would have to hear him bellow while you stand there waiting for him to get the point.

[AppyPappy]

Better you pick his butt up and walk him out of the mall to a spanking.

Except that eventually you can't spank them anymore. Then what do you do? Spanking is only used for direct defiance. Otherwise, it loses its powers. They throw a fit, you spank them, they throw a fit because you spanked them. Then what? Another spanking? My mother had to draw blood to get my attention.

I have a parent like you in my kindergarten class. Her kid lies kicking and screaming on the floor until he gets "embarassed".

Isn't a parent a bit old to be in kindergarten? If a parent whacks a child in kindergarten around here, they'll get a visit from Social Services.