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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 33110" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Gotta agree with you timer_lady. I've never dealt with violence from any of my children, but outright defiance seems to bring out the same type of feelings. Anger, betrayal, fear....</p><p></p><p>Go with your heart. That's what I would do, and if I had to take such a call I'd put it <strong>all</strong> out there for difficult child to see and hear. Again, YMMV because each kid is different. But when I speak from the heart about the pain my son causes, I can tell it hits home with him - at least for a time. If he were in a jail cell, it might stick just a bit longer.</p><p></p><p>But with other kids, maybe not so much. I can only speak for my own brood.</p><p></p><p>Go with your heart, but don't hold anything back. Lying and defiance is one thing; violence and threats is an entirely different arena.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if that made sense (even to me), but it's how I feel about the issue. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 33110, member: 3579"] Gotta agree with you timer_lady. I've never dealt with violence from any of my children, but outright defiance seems to bring out the same type of feelings. Anger, betrayal, fear.... Go with your heart. That's what I would do, and if I had to take such a call I'd put it [B]all[/B] out there for difficult child to see and hear. Again, YMMV because each kid is different. But when I speak from the heart about the pain my son causes, I can tell it hits home with him - at least for a time. If he were in a jail cell, it might stick just a bit longer. But with other kids, maybe not so much. I can only speak for my own brood. Go with your heart, but don't hold anything back. Lying and defiance is one thing; violence and threats is an entirely different arena. Not sure if that made sense (even to me), but it's how I feel about the issue. :confused: Mikey [/QUOTE]
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