[FormerLib]

Ultimately, it is the certainty of punishment, not the severity, that is most effective.
A "time-out" that consists of sitting with your chair facing a corner while the rest of the children are running around playing is pretty effective.

But I do have to laugh at the stupid yuppies at the grocery store saying "no-no" again and again as their little darling has a tantrum about not getting the candy that they want.

[looscnnn]

That would not have worked with me, I would have made shadow puppets, did the Oobie thing with my hands, picked my nose, picked at the carpet (would have gotten spanked for ruining the carpet), try to hit the shadows of the other kids. I was a creative person, still am. Love to push buttons, that caused the majority of discplines.

[stylin_geek]

The funniest and saddest thing I ever witnessed in regards to liberal "time out punishment" occurred in a restaurant I was in.

A husband, wife, and their two children came in. The wife was obviously on her way to work, and her family sat down to eat. The oldest child, probably around 4, started whining about it being cold in the restaurant. Mom promptly started offering the kid stuff if he would be quiet (soda, oj, etc) Shortly after mom got kid to be quiet, the Dad started whining about it being cold in the restaurant. (I'm sure the youngest would have started, too, but he/she was not old enough to start talking.)

My point being, what are these parents teaching these children? Whine long enough, and you get something you want? As for Dad, what a wuss..yes, it was a little chilly, but my God, man, be a man.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

"But I do have to laugh at the stupid yuppies at the grocery store saying "no-no" again and again as their little darling has a tantrum about not getting the candy that they want."

And they get mad at me when I offer them the use of my
belt.