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thenewguy · 07-18-2004, 08:53 PM

Interesting. I just read through this thread and I'm glad I've had 19 months of experience as a parent to draw from.

20 months ago I would have said "NO SPANKING", but I've come to see, as Herk mentioned, that physical intervention can be very useful. Having said that, I can honestly say I've never spanked my son (and don't intend to). But I certainly have grabbed, pulled, sat down and otherwise physically grappled with him in order to 'enforce' (for lack of a better term) the direction he has been given.

So I wouldn't strike him to use pain in order to create a deterrent, at least not yet, but I'm not averse to using my power and size as a bigger person to demonstrate the certaintly of the instructions I give him from time to time.

Thanks for the opportunity to think about that.

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thenewguy Insane Location: West Coast, USA	Interesting. I just read through this thread and I'm glad I've had 19 months of experience as a parent to draw from. 20 months ago I would have said "NO SPANKING", but I've come to see, as Herk mentioned, that physical intervention can be very useful. Having said that, I can honestly say I've never spanked my son (and don't intend to). But I certainly have grabbed, pulled, sat down and otherwise physically grappled with him in order to 'enforce' (for lack of a better term) the direction he has been given. So I wouldn't strike him to use pain in order to create a deterrent, at least not yet, but I'm not averse to using my power and size as a bigger person to demonstrate the certaintly of the instructions I give him from time to time. Thanks for the opportunity to think about that.