[Bob]

...my husband just gives him a ‘look’ and he settles down.

Moms are every bit as capable of giving kids the 'look' as dads are. Believe me, my mom certainly could.

The key element in making the 'look' work is that the kid needs to know to the bottom of his soul that you really mean it. Kids can see right through a wishy-washy 'look'.

[WV Mountain Mama]

I’ve got the look. I also back it up with the taking away of dirt bikes, bicycles, trains, computer time, snow boarding etc. I have also got a nickname by my boys who are 4 and 6, “sweet, loving mommy.” :)