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Originally Posted by Minnie
How could I tell my kids not to use their hands to strike each other, that it was wrong and we needed to use our words instead, when we were spanking them?
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I find it pretty easy.
I do have to say, though, we've found spankings to be pretty useless compared to other forms of discipline once the kid turns around three. At three my kids understood how lousy it was not to get desert when they didn't eat their supper, but my two year old doesn't get it. Taking things away from the kid is far more effective than anything physical once the kid turns about three.
I find that distraction and redirection are some of the least effective tools that we could use to deal with our misbehaving children. I don't see that working too well with kids I see out in public either, but that's nothing more than anecdotal evidence on my part.