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Originally Posted by Pierre
And what would you do if they refused to go to their room?
If they had a terrible tantrum?
If while you were you were trying to pick then up to get them their romm they kicked or hit you?
Or then picked up a bone china ornament and smashed it on the floor?
What would you do if you came home and found that they had had their friends round and vandalised your house?
What would you do if you found they had been stealing from you to buy cigarettes and booze?
What would you do if your kids were teenagers more that match for you physically?
What would you do if your kids just ignored you?
Some people don't have goody two shoes
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Well my kids are 9 and 10 so they could have plenty of tricks up their sleeves yet but I honestly can't see me hitting them, and certainly not assaukting them. Hopefully though we've brought them up with enough respect for others that it won't be too rough a ride in later years - that is maybe the key; the early years. We were lucky (well we made sacrifices too) in that we could afford for my partner to take several years out when they were born and now I'm around cos I work from home. Whatever happens, they are not going to learn from violence.
Ianahuth - I hear what you're saying but I'm not daft enough to think my kids are purer than the driven snow. They're not bad kids but they can have their moments (as do all kids) and if they upset others - adults or children - they have to make amends and pay a price (grounding etc). That very rarely happens though. But I will also defend them when they get blamed for things that aren't their fault or when they get picked on by adults simply for kicking a ball about. Frankly, there are some miserable adults out there!!