Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!gargoyle!crsp!pesnta!amdcad!amdahl!dwl10 From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Spanking, good vs bad Message-ID: <1001@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 11:10:01 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.1001 Posted: Mon Jan 21 11:10:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 23-Jan-85 04:47:32 EST References: <322@aesat.UUCP> <637@ccice5.UUCP> <94@tove.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Columbia MD Lines: 24 > I go into the room with my child and sit on the bed with her and hold > her there if necessary. She hates this, and before long she stays > there on her own. Sure beats spanking--I feel it shows her that > her misbehavior was sufficiently important than I am willing to spend > some time on it, and have not just sent her to her room to get her > out of my hair or to get it over with. I think she understands. > It all depends on the child. My son, (4 as of yesterday), would just get madder and madder if I tried to physically hold him down like that. The same goes for the chair in the corner routine (altho we do try that for minor infractions). It all goes to show that each kid is different! -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "GORT...Klatu borada niktow" ...!{nsc,sun,hplabs,ihnp4}!amdahl!dwl10 [ The opinions expressed be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]