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I slapped my older one on the back of his hand once.
He was two years old, and he tried to stick a toy into the vcr. His six month old brother had just fallen asleep in my arms so I couldn't raise my voice and he didn't pay any attention to a quiet "no".
He didn't cry, but the way he looked at me was heart wrenching.
It was full of disbelief and kind of disappointment.
Looking at him then made me believe that the only thing slaps would achieve would be to drive him away from me, add distance and disrespect.
When you just completely take that option out, there are other ways.
Having said that...
Before I had kids I knew exactly how to raise them.
Now I know that it's not all as simple as that.
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