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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 214798" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Tammy, does anyone know of a difficult child who was beaten on a regular basis to get better? Really? I don't know of anyone who actually has a difficult child to believe that. Besides, who wants to be that person who beats their kids that regularly? I wouldn't. </p><p>If your husband believes that why didn't he do that to his children? </p><p>Maybe he is just verbalizing his frustration of not being able to get his son's to choose differently. Maybe husband is frustrated that he couldn't find any solution to prevent the outcome. </p><p>I must say that I'm sure that I wouldn't abandon my son but the only difference between those that do and me is that I didn't do it. Not that I wouldn't have considered it or wanted to do it. </p><p>But by the grace--- goes me. I'm not passing judgement. </p><p>If taking a teen to a safe place saves the parent or the teen from some serious situations it may have been an act of courage on the parents part to deal with the animosity and public embarassment to put the kids there. </p><p></p><p>I don't understand the comments on medication. It's a broad statement so I'm not sure what it means. </p><p>Does he think we go to the dentist too often or live in homes with too much technology? If he wants to go back to the old ways, then everything should go backwards. We can beat our dirty laundry on rocks and husband's can go hunt for dinner. Every generation has a choice to do things somewhat differently than the generation before. It's not always an improvement but it's a natural progression towards improvement. </p><p>The best parents can do is educate themselves and find all the possibilities for help for their kids. If he thinks beating them bloody is the way for him and a cure for his son's then I doubt anything anyone tells him will change his opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 214798, member: 3"] Tammy, does anyone know of a difficult child who was beaten on a regular basis to get better? Really? I don't know of anyone who actually has a difficult child to believe that. Besides, who wants to be that person who beats their kids that regularly? I wouldn't. If your husband believes that why didn't he do that to his children? Maybe he is just verbalizing his frustration of not being able to get his son's to choose differently. Maybe husband is frustrated that he couldn't find any solution to prevent the outcome. I must say that I'm sure that I wouldn't abandon my son but the only difference between those that do and me is that I didn't do it. Not that I wouldn't have considered it or wanted to do it. But by the grace--- goes me. I'm not passing judgement. If taking a teen to a safe place saves the parent or the teen from some serious situations it may have been an act of courage on the parents part to deal with the animosity and public embarassment to put the kids there. I don't understand the comments on medication. It's a broad statement so I'm not sure what it means. Does he think we go to the dentist too often or live in homes with too much technology? If he wants to go back to the old ways, then everything should go backwards. We can beat our dirty laundry on rocks and husband's can go hunt for dinner. Every generation has a choice to do things somewhat differently than the generation before. It's not always an improvement but it's a natural progression towards improvement. The best parents can do is educate themselves and find all the possibilities for help for their kids. If he thinks beating them bloody is the way for him and a cure for his son's then I doubt anything anyone tells him will change his opinion. [/QUOTE]
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