Disipline, to smack or not to smack (How to Discipline Children)

Name: sarahlee23

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Product:	How to Discipline Children
Date:	21.05.07 (178 review reads)
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Advantages: Little cherubs, well worth it..............

Disadvantages: None, all good fun

This subject was raised at work today whilst talking about kids.

My experience of disipline takes me back to my childhood. When I was about two I wanted some milk that was in a bottle on the table my mum told me to leave it, but I was tempted and tried to take it off the table, it fell off and smashed, my mum smacked me. I knew from that moment I had done wrong and every time I did something bad I would be punished and I behaved most of the time. The younger children learnt the same lesson, but my second oldest brother was always in trouble with my dad.

Anyway because of what I experienced from my childhood I never wanted to do the same with my children, unfortunately because my son was precious to me I spoilt him a bit too much, and he turned into a brat and he would have tantrums when we were in shops, at home, anywhere when he could not get his own way. My husband had always told me I should disipline him, and I agreed and started getting him in control, disipline him, and changing his diet cutting out the colourings. Within a few weeks he was showing a diference in his behaviour my son always takes more notice of my husband, so everytime he gets too bad my husband tells him he will get a smack if he doesn't behave and most of the time the threat works without any further action. He is a lot better behaved now his concetration has improved since he has been on omega 3 fish oils. His behaviour is better in the classroom he does have the odd paddy whilst out, but I just threaten him with taking him out of the shop and take him straight home(which I always carry out and he understands why) the other week he was visiting his uncle, and he always expects uncle to spoil him but we have told him not to, we were in a book shop, and he picked up this expensive book and I explained he could not have it in the end I removed him from the shop and he came away calmly without so much of a paddy or a moan he just accepted it.

Now I have another baby and I am making sure I dont make the same mistakes again, I am not saying it wont happen, but if it did I will know how to deal with it........

Summary: Disipline a very hard subject to decide