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  1. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    You're positing that the people who are traumatized for life are the smaller party. This is factually incorrect, and you have no basis for making this statement. Here is actual evidence. It does not work for some kids. The reaction you think means that it is 'working' is that your brother is...
  2. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    ... Ok, but the only other option is not hitting them. Generally you just stop them from doing those things, and if a punishment is really necessary you go with the minimal of punishments ('go to your room', 'sit on the stairs'). My brother was like that and I don't see how hitting him would...
  3. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    There are multiple problems with that, most prominent being that you're suggesting a parent hit a 15 year old. I don't think it would even work at that age - I mean, at that point the kid would defend themselves. The other problem being you're ignoring all the teaching that preceded those 15...
  4. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    There are many other options. Personally I dislike the idea of punishment to begin with. If the person knows what they're doing is wrong and why it's wrong, they're less likely to do it because of that - not because of possible consequences. If you know it's bad and do it anyway, you have to...
  5. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    Okay, two things. First, I really don't think we need to bring ageism into this. Experience and age are not the same, and really, you can have just as valid an opinion at 12 as at any other age. I know I would be infuriated if someone ignored or invalidated my opinion just because of my age (and...
  6. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    Okay, I'm getting really tired of all the anecdotes. This is serious business, not tell us your personal story. I know this is a personal subject, but most topics in SB are, and that doesn't mean that anecdotes suddenly become statistics. Please stop it. Here are some actual facts. Discipline...
  7. shy ♡

    Child Discipline

    Why is hitting a child the only way of disciplining them? Small punishments are a fine way of teaching a child that what they did was wrong. Just make them sit on the steps for five minutes and they'll know what they did was out of line, but they won't be mad at you for it or anything, or feel...
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