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Originally posted by RallyJon
Reasoning isn't the right word. With a little kid, I find that herding is a better metaphor. Misdirection, distraction and managing choices works. Butting heads or reasoning doesn't work at all, since a little kid often won't negotiate or give in even when it's in their best interest.
When do you find you need to hit a small child to get your meaning across?
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None of those euphemisms meant anything to me when I was 10 yrs. old. A swat across the butt was an instant attention getter and behavior corrector. If you want a long conversation with your kid, to explain to him why he'll thank you someday and see the error of his ways, go ahead. My guess is such kids will only run into more trouble as they age and try to argue with superiors instead of doing what's expected of them. I have three cousins who were the worst kids I have ever seen and have not turned into stellar adults either and they absolutely controlled their parents while growing up.