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Old 04-09-2009, 01:48 PM   #127 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by toretorden View Post
I agree that kids need negative consequences for negative actions and I also agree that punishment needs to be consistent so they know what goes and what doesn't.

However, have you ever thought about replacing the ass-whoopin' with another less physical method like timeout? Or do you feel that physical punishment is the only viable option here?

And this might be a weird thing to ask, but do you feel like if your children don't respond well to spanking, the solution is to spank them harder next time? I'm guessing I would because it seems intuitive.
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