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Children’s adult units don’t want to be parents, they want to be their kid’s bff.

Not the ones who were homeschooled and raised as Christians.

I started when my babies (boys, boys, boys) started flipping over when I was changing diapers. I told them to hold still, and if they didn't they got a smack on the bare butt. I always kept my promises with them, and if I promised a punishment it was delivered, whether I was in the mood or not. A promise is a promise. Empty/inconsistent promises weren't made. Can't deliver? Don't promise/threaten. I never punished with bed. I always wanted them to be glad to go to bed and rest, and made bedtime calm, loving, and enjoyable. By they time they were 10, their spanking days were pretty much over, because they TRUSTED ME TO DELIVER PUNISHMENT IF NEEDED. They knew the consequences for disobedience, and they simply didn't go there, because the punishment was painful enough to make breaking the rule NOT WORTH IT. If I could give parents a 2-word admonition, it would be, BE CONSISTENT.

Three upright, patriotic, hardworking men now raise my grandchildren just as firmly. Thank You, Lord, for giving me the wisdom I needed for the task!!