Quote Originally Posted by brookerosebud
*exasperated sigh* sorry p4b, i gotta spread some rep first...
LOL.....no problem. With my boy.....the spankings pretty much ended at the age of 5. Seems like there is a bit more to reason with after that age. Before that.....LOL.....it's like the only way they know that the burner hurts is AFTER they touch it. Don't matter how much you said, they HAD to test it on their own. A bit of pain to the ass works just as well in situations pre-5.

Then all is well till the teen years. I told mine that when he felt he was big enough to make his own rules and if he was under legal age we'd step it out in the backyard and see who "the man of the house" was. LOL.....he only tested me out once at the age of 17. I didn't hurt him or leave any bruises but he was well aware that I spared him. Before stating how harsh I was I'd like to point out that his privs were a hell of alot more liberal than 99% of his friends. Rewards for good deeds go hand in hand also.

Parenting is a hard job with hard decisions. It would be real easy to look away or play the Dr. Spock and give out candy and kisses. When they reach adult status they have take orders either from college teachers on their own or employers. The successfull ones aren't spoiled brats that always got their way. When an authority figure states what to do, it's done without the attitude.........THIS is linked back to what they were taught as a youth.

Have a good one!:jointsmile: