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after our fourth kid, i really dont care much when it comes to material possessions getting ruined. but i do care about how they were ruined.
seeker & f6twister are on the mark. eula, with all due respect, i think you need to stay out of parenting threads until you are a parent.
our 18 month old is proving the most frustrating. only recently has he learned the word no. the first three picked it up much earlier.
also, this one cries forever. he has an iron will to cry.
as to punishment and discipline, i can't improve on what has been said.
our six and five year old get (punishment or discipline) of no xbox, tv or dessert.
the 18mo crying because he wants more food to throw on the floor gets punishment or discipline of being ignored. if he continues to try to empty the garbage or get out a door, he gets put in a large gate in the family room and he cries until he starts playing with a toy or one of the other kids hop in and start playing with him.
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