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A lesson in loving and postive teaching

Frank says I’m too hard on our six year old sometimes. I don’t think my expectations are too high or too hard but I do think I could use a more positive approach sometimes. "Don’t do that!" and "that’s not very good manners" are certainly not teaching how to behave but rather how not to […]

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Physical punishment

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Here’s a great post on why physical punishment often doesn’t have the desired effect. Some Reasons: Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids. I think it applies to all punishment, not just spanking. Some I definitely agree with: 1. If you hit your kid, they are likely to hit others, because hitting must be ok.

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