aggressive parents

GunMaster357 · 08-09-2010, 05:11 PM

I'm sorry I didnt push my explanation further. I do not condone violence especially against kids, but if you issue a threat you have to be prepared to carry it to its conclusion.

If you prove to the kid that you are ready to call his bluff, then next time maybe he'll listen to you when you say that enough is enough.

That is all I was saying. Resorting systematically to violence is not only counterproductive but makes the child himself violent toward (or towards - I remember a thread about this) those that are feebler than him.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-09-2010, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GunMaster357

If you prove to the kid that you are ready to call his bluff, then next time maybe he'll listen to you when you say that enough is enough.

Yeah, but you have to do it right away, which limits the threats you can use. Giving them a swat on the butt is immediate... as is snipping off a finger.

08-09-2010, 05:11 PM	#1
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	I'm sorry I didnt push my explanation further. I do not condone violence especially against kids, but if you issue a threat you have to be prepared to carry it to its conclusion. If you prove to the kid that you are ready to call his bluff, then next time maybe he'll listen to you when you say that enough is enough. That is all I was saying. Resorting systematically to violence is not only counterproductive but makes the child himself violent toward (or towards - I remember a thread about this) those that are feebler than him. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

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