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Parenting - The Owners Manual

Tips and information for parenting kids aged 0-12. See Thursdays Blog for Parenting Teens.

Better Than Spanking - Light Hearted Parenting

Thursday, December 06, 2007

My son sent me this email and I thought it was blog-worthy:

~ Tough Love vs. Spanking ~
(a psychological conundrum)


It seems that these days most Americans understand that it is improper to spank children, so over the years I tried other methods to control my kids when they had one of "those moments."

One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.
They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together.

This worked so well for my children that I now use the method on my grandchildren. I've included a photo below of one of my sessions with my grandson, in case you would like to use the technique.

Sincerely,
A Friend

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posted by Karen Dougherty, 4:32 PM

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