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What would be your punishment for this? (easy child)
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 318152" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I agree with you, MWM- after I posted that I wondered if someone might take it like I condoned having a switch taken to a child- and I do not. But I do think there is something to be said for a child learning to be respectful of their parents and the concept that if the child is to get the NEEDS (not wants) met, that the child has to do what is expected of him/her. After all, that is the way the real world works. I do think there are ways to teach that without being abusive. I think all the mixed messages my son has gotten from different authority figures over the years has really been a disservice to him.</p><p></p><p>Oh gosh, DF- I won't get to far into this but I've had people blame me for difficult child's illegal activity by not keeping a close enough eye or being strict enough at the same time others have blamed me for not letting him do more. I'm to a point where I have given up on it being the parent's choice on how to raise the kid (when there is no neglect or abuse) because it's pointless- I will never be backed up and difficult child knows it. I think I would be better off to see if the other authority figures in his life (GAL, PO, sd, judge, therapist) can ever agree on the parental decisions they want me to make and then just hand me my list of orders. LOL! If I'm so wrong, why is it they all disagree? At this point, I can't even find tdocs who agree. LOL! One thinks difficult child is a sociopath, one thinks BiPolar (BP), and one thinks nothing but me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 318152, member: 3699"] I agree with you, MWM- after I posted that I wondered if someone might take it like I condoned having a switch taken to a child- and I do not. But I do think there is something to be said for a child learning to be respectful of their parents and the concept that if the child is to get the NEEDS (not wants) met, that the child has to do what is expected of him/her. After all, that is the way the real world works. I do think there are ways to teach that without being abusive. I think all the mixed messages my son has gotten from different authority figures over the years has really been a disservice to him. Oh gosh, DF- I won't get to far into this but I've had people blame me for difficult child's illegal activity by not keeping a close enough eye or being strict enough at the same time others have blamed me for not letting him do more. I'm to a point where I have given up on it being the parent's choice on how to raise the kid (when there is no neglect or abuse) because it's pointless- I will never be backed up and difficult child knows it. I think I would be better off to see if the other authority figures in his life (GAL, PO, sd, judge, therapist) can ever agree on the parental decisions they want me to make and then just hand me my list of orders. LOL! If I'm so wrong, why is it they all disagree? At this point, I can't even find tdocs who agree. LOL! One thinks difficult child is a sociopath, one thinks BiPolar (BP), and one thinks nothing but me. [/QUOTE]
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