tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post5151727029099834486..comments2022-12-04T22:16:53.226-06:00Comments on Follow My Whimsy: National Spank Out DayJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302219521083651150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post-6500730094730954062009-04-30T08:22:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:22:00.000-05:00I think that it sounds like you need to be raising...I think that it sounds like you need to be raising puppies... no need to spank... it is not nice to hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post-46855767025773959682008-05-01T10:33:00.000-05:002008-05-01T10:33:00.000-05:00Im my house if you make a mess you clean it up. G...Im my house if you make a mess you clean it up. Give that kid a towel not a smack.ImPerceptiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12450512367977097943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post-15888574830619087262008-05-01T07:33:00.000-05:002008-05-01T07:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for the reply. i had some thoughts on your...Thanks for the reply. i had some thoughts on your reply.<BR/><BR/>A. "If a child can't behave 6" away from mom, the child isn't allowed 6" away from mom." <BR/><BR/>So your suggestion is that she physically restrain the child? I am not sure that is less punitive than a swat.<BR/><BR/>B. "you'll have remembered to bring a cup, preferably one with a lid."<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't it be nice if people in general were so inclined to plan ahead<BR/><BR/>C. "Child isn't ready, isn't mature enough, to go to the dance studio and should be left with another parent, a friend, a babysitter, or mom should sit in the car with him."<BR/><BR/>True, this is ideal, but... It's not practical. A parent is required to stay on the studio during the class. Also, not everyone has a support system that would allow her to leave him with someone. As for the toys and snacks... She has tried them, but it is much more fun to see the horror and excitement that dumping water on the floor brings.<BR/><BR/>"Spanking? The mother needs the spanking..."<BR/><BR/>I agree. By the time the child is 4 years old he should have a much better grasp of consequences.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302219521083651150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post-26181283198745328262008-04-30T22:25:00.000-05:002008-04-30T22:25:00.000-05:00A. If a child can't behave 6" away from mom, the c...A. If a child can't behave 6" away from mom, the child isn't allowed 6" away from mom. Tomato staking. It allows you to correct behavior BEFORE it occurs instead of punitive punishment AFTER it occurs. One is teaching, one is discipline. Teaching works. Discipline teaches the child not to get caught.<BR/><BR/>B. Child is corrected before he gets to the water fountain. "No, you may not have a drink, you have not shown me you can do it without help." Then you get the child a drink, because you're a responsive parent, knows the child will be wanting one, and you'll have remembered to bring a cup, preferably one with a lid. <BR/><BR/>C. Child isn't ready, isn't mature enough, to go to the dance studio and should be left with another parent, a friend, a babysitter, or mom should sit in the car with him. To teach him how to behave in public, she models what she wants him to do by reading a book and bringing him one, or a toy, or a snack, or a drink from home, but she doesn't allow him to run around unsupervised spilling water in a place of business.<BR/><BR/>Spanking? The mother needs the spanking, not the child. The child needs a parent.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331031482462028909noreply@blogger.com