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How do you do this to your kids?
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 03, 2006, 04:16:58 pm ---
"life insurance is only for people who care what happens to those who survive! haha!"
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I care...I'm just too cheap to pay for it. ;D
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on October 03, 2006, 04:15:35 pm ---That's *another* thing that gets abused by parents. Too many kids are just plopped into the ADD/ADHD category, mom/dad seek out a sympathetic therapist and bam!...kid gets sedated.
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This I definately agree with, I've seen parents who give their kids tons of sugar through candy/cookies/soda and then complain that they think their kid has ADHD because he's always bouncing off the walls and can't concentrate. They don't seem to understand the that its the sugar makes the kids so hyper. And don't get me wrong, ADD and ADHD are real problems and some kids do require treatment for them.
And this reminds me of one of my favorite SNL sketchs:
fredster:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 03, 2006, 04:16:58 pm ---
"life insurance is only for people who care what happens to those who survive! haha!"
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I heard that.
Yeah, you have to be nice to your kids. We all know they choose your nursing home for you.
I have seen kids with diagnosed ADHD. They are like "Tweak" on south park. Poor Kids.
And then I've seen kids who simply did not spend enough time with the parents turn into some kind of roving destruction machines. The key is to make the kid feel safe. Then know the rules and the consequences. If a parent isn't consistent then the behavior won't be consistent.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 01, 2006, 06:24:43 pm ---Also consider, when deciding whether spanking is hitting, that the purpose of spanking is to inflict pain. You don't want to inflict permanent damage, and you apparently want the mark to be one that will disappear within 20 minutes, but there's no point to it if pain is not inflicted. Spanking without pain would be like grounding your kid from riding bikes when he doesn't own a bike or know anybody who does. It's only a punishment if it hurts.
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I know how I learned that fire was hot and not to be played with. I'll agree with Chad on this. Each kid is different and responds to different punishments.
I do not intend on spanking my kids, but if all else fails, I am leaving that option open. Ideally, I wouldn't want to physically punish my kids, but realisticly, I may have a kid who responds better once he's been whooped.
ChadTower:
Yep. I would rather my kid fear a slap for touching the stove than learn the hard way that a pot of boiling water can kill you.
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