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Losing things including maybe my mind!
It's not just the kids who lose things...I do, too, when I am over loaded. And what with picking up after my nearly 14 year old daughter,who would give Pig Pen a run for his money, as well as myself..I am about to lose my mind! Don't fret over snapping at the kids for dribbling their stuff behind them. They deserve to be snapped at to get them ...
Posted to Family by Cornue on October 1, 2008
There is a right way to spank!!
I have nothing but contempt for parents who punish or abuse there children out of anger or rage. However, most children can greatly benefit from discipline with the proper use of a good spank using the following guidelines. Sit them down next to you affirming they know what they did was wrong and why. Then tell them that you love them but what ...
Posted to Family by wbaydo on September 26, 2008
Response to "Why we shouldn't hit our kids"
As a mother of 4, and out of that 4 I have two children that are special needs children. I have learned that when I spank them for behavioral issues it doesn't really do what I need it to do every time. But I have taken parenting classes. That by no means, means that I know everything nor does it mean that I am some expert. I very rarely have to ...
Posted to Family by melisajones12 on September 26, 2008
spanking our children....
Isn't it wonderful...? we've stopped spanking our children and now live in a less violent society..
Posted to Family by jimi1216 on September 26, 2008
We’ve done nothing and we’re all out of ideas
I had a neighbor that has a master’s degree in Child Development and she would preach at us with the same misguided and deluded point of view expressed in the article ''why you shouldn't hit your kids''. However, what she failed to realize is that she had the WORST kid in the neighborhood. The child, at 5 years old, would curse at her mother and ...
Posted to Family by hatchedg on September 26, 2008
Corporal Punishment
First of all I resent equating ''hitting'' with a whack on the butt when dealing with a child throwing a fit in public or at home. Your writer kept using the hot word ''Hitting'' throughout the article I suppose to have parents think they are abusing their children when a spanking is in order. I myself was spanked when I needed it as a child as ...
Posted to Family by jomall on September 26, 2008
Spare the Rod
This article is ridiculous. I was spanked as a child and also spanked my children of whom are all grown now. I have never been violent with anyone or anything and my three kids are the same. None of them would hurt a fly and have all grown into very well rounded strong successful and loving adults with no mental problems. As a matter of fact, ...
Posted to Family by CINDY3575 on September 26, 2008
Spare the Rod or Save the Child?
This is really a no-brainer. Do I follow the findings of a group of scientists or the teachings of the Bible? Personally, I have a great deal more respect for the latter. Moreover, the use of discipline in the form of corporal punishment - NOT ABUSE - has given the world generations of people who, for the most part, were moral and respected ...
Posted to Family by Mary Hay on September 26, 2008
Child Discipline
What qualifications does the author of this article claim to have? My wife and I raised six children. If they deserved a smack it was applied. My wife carried a ping-pong paddle in her purse. Just the reference to that was all that was needed in most cases. Our children are now well-adjusted, educated adults, holding positions of high degree in ...
Posted to Family by fighterpilot on September 26, 2008