Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!orca!tekecs!janr From: janr@tekecs.UUCP (Jan Rowell) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: How to discipline short of spanking Message-ID: <5019@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 13:12:16 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.5019 Posted: Fri Jan 18 13:12:16 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 02:19:59 EST References: <286@ho95b.UUCP> <296@desint.UUCP> <110@spp3.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 13 > He does not believe in spanking but Jason does push too far. His way of > dealing with it, which I have not seen or hear of, is to have Jason get on > his knees on the floor and hold his hands out straight for some length of > time until he says he is sorry or won't do whatever again. > Am I weird? This one really gives me the creeps. I'd much rather see an emphasis on discipline/guiding children that doesn't focus so much on punishment and displays of power (yours over theirs). I'm not saying that power isn't an issue (esp with 2 year olds), but an emphasis on power obscures all the more benevolent aspects of discipline. A book on this topic that I liked when I read it a few years ago is "Without Spanking or Spoiling." It's practical and fairly eclectic.