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Four may be an evil age in your opinion, but I currently have a four year old who is a little more on the naughty side than her ten year old sister, but I have most definitely never resorted to vinegar (I'm taken aback...really...this is quite a bizzare approach to parenting), or spanking or smacks.
The time-out approach has always worked for me - the thinking chair in the bedroom with the door closed has worked every time.
Then again, I have always brought my children up as individuals who are loved and respected. If your child kicks walls, etc, perhaps there is more to the issue than meets the eye in terms of behavioural problems.
No-one ever said getting parenting right was easy. But vinegar and hot sauce to me is a very wrong approach indeed.
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