zxz555 Report This Comment Date: October 20, 2008 06:06PM
sit sit down ?
who is calling who a dummy?
Mint Report This Comment Date: October 20, 2008 10:58PM
all it takes is 1 page.
Get so sick of people that say they will never spank their children. Then they
end up on Jenny Jones with out of control kids, crying and getting laughed at
Mrkim Report This Comment Date: October 21, 2008 12:50AM
I'll 2nd that mint
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: October 22, 2008 01:21AM
I sort of agree with mint. I don't smack my kids, but too many people think
not smacking their kids means not disciplining their kids. Kids need
boundaries, consequences for crossing those boundaries and praise for the things
they do within those boundaries. The consequence does not have to be a sore ass
or hand.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 22/10/2008 01:23AM by GAK67.
shaDEz Report This Comment Date: October 22, 2008 03:36AM
hmmmm...
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you need really strong eyes to read this size
text... like pro_junior has
quasi Report This Comment Date: October 22, 2008 10:07AM
Had a conversation with one of my sons about this subject the other day. His
girlfriend has two beautiful little girls who he really loves and can't bring
himself to discipline so they're walking all over him. The girlfriend even wants
him to be more stern and even occasionally give the kids a swat on the butt when
the situation warrants. He asked my advice. So I asked him,"Haven't I
always been pretty forceful with discipline and whacked your ass when it needed
it?"
He said, "Yes."
"Do you hate me now or are you a violent person?" I then asked.
"No," he said.
"Well there ya go, son."
GAK67 Report This Comment Date: October 22, 2008 05:52PM
We've just had a law passed here (NZ) that makes you a criminal if you smack
your kids. Officially it is classed as assault. While it makes no difference
to me personally, because, as already stated, I don't smack my kids, I am yet to
be convinced that it will have a positive impact on the level of physical abuse
againsts kids. The arguement behind it when it was passed into law was that
abuse would occur due to discipline being taken too far and the law would make a
parent stop before smacking their kid. The trouble is that it assumes the
abuser is a rational thinker and can see where his/her actions are leading.
