I rarely spank my children and when I do I feel super quilty after I do. (Spanking for me consists of my hand on their fanny over clothes.)
Being a parent is hard!!!
How do you avoid spanking a toddler who says he is going to pee on you and then tries to follow through with his treat and pees close to your foot on the floor?????
Grrrrrr.........................
I'm a spanker.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I'm not alot of help with that question......I to am a spanker!
ReplyDeleteI believe that spanking is a good tool to have in your parenting toolbox, but it shouldn't be your only one. Spanking is bad when parents use it as a last resort - they instruct, then raise their voices a bit, then threat, then yell, and then spank, and by that time they are angry and flustered when they do it. Spanking right way for certain offenses and with cool control is the way to do it. It is a language toddlers understand. I would have spanked a 2 year-old for purposely peeing by my foot after being told not to pee on me.
ReplyDeleteyeah, what Mandi said. Last resort spanking is like saying "I don't know what else to do with you so I am going to hit you because it makes me feel better!" LoL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advise ladies!!! I don't want to be a yeller or a spanker but my goodness is it hard sometimes. My new "tool" is sending the kids to their rooms. They argue and actually hit each other sometimes so when this happens instead of trying to figure out who did what to whom I send them both to their rooms to calm down and be apart for a few minutes. When they are allowed to come out they are happier campers and have usually missed their sibling.
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