Pinching, scratching, hitting and pulling

[ailbhe]

I wish I believed in smacking. It would be so much more satisfying than teaching that hitting is wrong, in the short term.

Comments

[serene]

Yep. I've said it before, too -- it would be easier to hold the line against hitting if I didn't have the strong suspicion that it *works*. (That is, it modifies behavior. I'm sure I don't have to tell you I think it also works to damage kids, etc., but I surely empathize with a deep desire to assert my power and modify the damn behavior.)

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

You said it, sister! And that sense doesn't get better when they're teens, trust me ;)

[taimatsu]

Bah! I can imagine. I wonder if I'll ever feel competent enough to risk having children?

[ailbhe]

I certainly don't. (My reaction to a positive pregnancy test is, apparently, terror and panic - which seems quite rational).

[merryhouse.livejournal.com]

Does it help to know that it's *really* short term? Like, five seconds?

(I do wish I'd stood my ground and not allowed Rob to persuade me that it was working... but I'm glad I stood my ground and persuaded him that it had stopped doing so!)

[nakedfaery.livejournal.com]

There are times when I'd dearly love to give Nathan a clip round the ear. When we get cross at each other, I make a point of reminding myself that one of us needs to have some self control, and as I'm the adult, it needs to be me.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

Word.