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Originally Posted by lurkette
I think part of the problem is that most parents have no clue how to parent effectively. They think that discipline is either threats, physical punishment, or cajoling and wheedling. I think basic behaviorism should be a prerequisite for all parents. Reward behavior you want to encourage, punish behavior (or remove rewards) you want to extinguish. And be consistent. My dog is more well behaved than most peoples' children.
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lurkette sums it up nicely. I was eating in a restaurant recently and witnessed an older father discipline his roughly 10 year old son. It was a quiet, verbal discussion that involved the removing of access to PS2 for a week unless he corrected himself. Then he tried for two weeks. It was pretty effective. He is a lone wolf example of consistency since the young man obviously knew his father meant what he was saying.