I was on the fence with this before DS was born, thinking, as pps have said, that we would only use it in dangerous situations, this is still probably the case, but I have seen no reason to enforce any discipline yet really, DS is only 17 months, and i
Diagnosed with Anti little c antibodies. DS1 7.11.11 - Anaemia and Jaundice. 10 days in the NICU, 1 exchange transfusion and 4 blood transfusions. DS2 29.8.13 - Anaemia 7 days in the NICU and 1 exchange transfusion. Both are now happy and healthy.
No spanking here. It seems so hypocritical and confusing for the child - one minute the parent is saying 'we don't hit' or 'use your words, not your hands', and the next minute they're doing the complete opposite. I think it shows the child that if the
This is hard. I was spanked as was DH, but I don't want to be that type of parent. But when you were raised that way, and you inherited a lot of your parents anger and frustration, you were essentially taught to act the same way. Its so hard to control my
We won't be spanking. Spanking has been well studied and is not found to be effective and is not recommended. I also think intuitively that if you have a strong aversion to doing something to your child, then maybe it isn't a good idea.&nbs
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We haven't talked about it and so far, we haven't needed to spank DD. I'm not against it. If it works as a discipline form for you, go for it. DH and I were both spanked. Personally, my mom's spanking was a joke. But my dad's spanking bordered on abusive.
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I was on the fence with this before DS was born, thinking, as pps have said, that we would only use it in dangerous situations, this is still probably the case, but I have seen no reason to enforce any discipline yet really, DS is only 17 months, and i
Diagnosed with Anti little c antibodies. DS1 7.11.11 - Anaemia and Jaundice. 10 days in the NICU, 1 exchange transfusion and 4 blood transfusions. DS2 29.8.13 - Anaemia 7 days in the NICU and 1 exchange transfusion. Both are now happy and healthy.We'll see when the time comes. I got spanked and it didn't turn me into a violent person.
I think the key is setting boundaries and making sure that your kid knows there will be a consequence when those boundaries are crossed (says t
No spanking here. It seems so hypocritical and confusing for the child - one minute the parent is saying 'we don't hit' or 'use your words, not your hands', and the next minute they're doing the complete opposite. I think it shows the child that if the
We won't be spanking. Spanking has been well studied and is not found to be effective and is not recommended. I also think intuitively that if you have a strong aversion to doing something to your child, then maybe it isn't a good idea.&nbs