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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tell Me, How Does This Seem Right?

This struck me and has me steaming, The government is trying to make it illegal to spank your kids; but that isn't why I am so upset, I would definitly LOVE to have never and never again spank or yell. I know not to spank out of anger so I see where that plays alot into being judged for spanking but thats not my issue.I find it so annoying the fact that it is everywhere that spanking your kids is a horrible thing..., blah, blah, blah; but I cannot find where all these people give you other ways to discipline. I know of 2 and they are the only ways I can find and believe me I have looked and I am STILL looking. The 2 ways are time out and redirect. Which I will agree can and do work in situations, but there are SO many that those 2 will not and do not work. I will give an example: One of my children woke up in the middle of the night wanting to get in the bed with us, we told him no and put him back in his bed. He then started to scream, yell, and cry there by waking up the other child and still not going to bed. Now I can see that you would take the child and just keep putting him in his bed till he stays..., but how do you when he is screaming at the top of his lungs and kicking and the other child is in the same room? How do you get the point across that you have to listen and stay in your bed and it's not okay to scream?

Thats another thing..., how do you stop a child from screaming ALL the time (happy and not-so-happy screams)? I am getting to the end of my rope. I would not mind trying ANY other techniques just where are they?

Okay, so I've said my piece you can either agree or not.., I don't care.