Originally Posted by
TeggerLS
Wrong answer.
Kids are a mirror image of their parents/guardians. If you hit them they will hit you, if you yell at them they will yell at you, if you throw things...They learn how to react from your reactions. The best parenting advice is redirection not reaction. Redirect the attention to something more positive. My son would turn off the tv or hit things with his toys and we just redirect his attention to something else like playing his little piano, reading a book, or tickle time. My son is extremely well behaved for an 18 month old. That mother does not know how to parent a child, she knows how to boss a child around. You shouldn't treat your children as anything less than your equal, they're just a smaller version of you. If you want to change the world you have to start with your children.
You sound like a parenting book I wouldn't buy. If you keep this up, you might have a Nanny 911 on your case when your son doesn't give a shit about where you're redirecting him to. Remember, what you see as a positive redirection is only relative to YOU. You'll more than likely run out of things to distract him, and he'll start ignoring you.
Originally Posted by
ISP James
:werd: i took some well deserved shots back in the day and im not mad at my parents... fear kept me out of trouble
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MFW!!!!!!!
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The repercussion of getting caught > whatever the dirt I thought of doing.