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As long as I can remember, my parents have always talked to me like an adult. When they punished me, they would sit me down and talk to me about what I did wrong and why it was wrong. Normally, this worked pretty well, but if I didn't follow their advice and did it again, I got spanked. This worked fine for a while, but then I just started laughing while getting spanked. So, they had to adjust the way they punished me, which was taking away the rights to do things, like watch TV (as a little kid this is bad, however now, it is an ok thing).
However, everybody responds differently to punishments, some people need the spankings, other people need to be talked to and explained why it was wrong, it all depends on the type of child they are. Whenever I have kids I would like to try and raise them as my parents raised me: treated with respect and talked to like an adult and not a child.
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