Here is where it started:
I guess it meant a young girl touching my legs and me worrying that I might get aroused. Though I’m not actually turned on by girls who haven’t hit puberty.
About Supernanny:
“She believes there is never an excuse to spank – no matter what.”
If you’ve ever watched Supernanny you’d see that she knows how to make a real difference.
BTW you can also encourage behavior you want rather than just discourage problem behavior.
You could say STOP to them and redirect their attention to something else. (Not that I’ve had direct experience of that)
Do I even want to know?
I myself prefer the DINK lifestyle Double Income No Kids
Anecdotal stuff:
Yeah that’s how it is at the moment.
And people wonder why compulsory sterilization ever becomes government policy.
grude:
kids are expensive and take up too much of your time
Every kid is different, but at least for my son redirection at certain ages or any type of discipline was useless. You can trust I tried a lot of stuff, but it took few spankings before he would catch himself before trying to dash into the street. He had absolutely no care at all how upset or emotional I was, so that was pointless.
Like I said I found it of use in situations where a slip up could be fatal, and I’m satisfied with the result namely a living grude jr.
But now at his age of four spanking would be absolutely useless.
Please, John, lecture us some more about how we should be raising our kids, because I find you a valuable source of practical life lessons.
Is this the only thread we’ve ever had where every single poster (except, obviously, the OP) is in agreement?
While I’m not rabidly anti-spanking, somehow my kids survived and turned out great without it. In situations that may have warranted it, I just couldn’t do it.
‘‘My Dad said he didn’t want to spend much time raising me. He would rather concentrate on his job more.’’
SHE might be okay with that, but I can’t imagine it would be good for any child.
The only others are the single post threads.
If I thought that it would actually make a difference, I’d outline why it would be a bad idea, but I doubt that the OP would actually listen.
This is actually one the second time in my entire life where someone has been talking about having babies and I just want to scream. I was raised by mentally ill parents, and it’s not a pretty thing.
They joke that insanity is inherited, you get it from your kids. And that’s for normal parents. People who have mental or emotional issues can really have difficult times.
As I deal with the mess left over from growing up in my environment, I have to work closely with my wife to make sure that everything is always covered. Yes, I’m functional, but kids can put a lot of pressure on you. I just cannot imagine what would it be like to not have that backup of a completely sane parent.
Someone once said “When I had no kids, I had several theories on raising children. Now I have several kids and no theories.”
Yes, akin to the classic work referenced on The Simpsons: “Don’t Do What Donny Don’t Does.”
I’d listen - unless by “listen” you mean obey. BTW this thread has influenced me - I’m definite to my wife about not having a baby now instead of being a bit on the fence.
Even after all these years I’m still convinced JohnClay isn’t real and is someones sock. Can’t prove it though.