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Gregorian

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6. Treat them with respect and love.

Reply to treestar (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 01:56 PM

Mar 2013

You can get the child, and leave without humiliating them.

No one said parenting is easy. But most seem to like taking the easy way out. Or worse, taking out their own repressed emotional issues on others in order to feel better.

But you knew all of this.

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What do you do with a kid who just ignores you treestar Mar 2013 #4

Treat them with respect and love. Gregorian Mar 2013 #6

So what do you do/say? treestar Mar 2013 #15

That's why it takes effort. It takes thought. Creative thinking. Gregorian Mar 2013 #24

Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #7

Not sure what the parents do day to day treestar Mar 2013 #19

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Tough for me to carry her treestar Mar 2013 #33

(1) You have their hearing checked. (2) Be nicer. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #9

I'm very nice treestar Mar 2013 #20

Does your niece perceive it in that way? AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #27

Yes. treestar Mar 2013 #35

Four? enlightenment Mar 2013 #16

Did I say that? treestar Mar 2013 #23

Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #32

you walk over to them take them by the hand and walk them where you want them to be? notadmblnd Mar 2013 #17

The best answer here treestar Mar 2013 #29

I hope you came storming out of the car and smacked her. Because yeah, what else could you possibly Brickbat Mar 2013 #18

I was just asking what do you do? treestar Mar 2013 #25

Grabbing the kid by the arm is ok. It isn't physical punishment. JVS Mar 2013 #22

Agreed alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #14

Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #21

but i thought 'spare the rod, spoil the child' ! pretzel4gore Mar 2013 #26

This is really important for a reason not many people realize. Gregorian Mar 2013 #2

Slapping your kid already casts a dim light on your quality as a parent. But being unable to ... JVS Mar 2013 #3

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One time my Dad thought another kid was my brother treestar Mar 2013 #30

The kid that she slapped was sick and waiting for one of his parents to pick him up. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #8

Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #12

Oh wow shenmue Mar 2013 #10

After some jail time. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #11

Message auto-removed april dreamweaver Mar 2013 #13

"What will jail do?" 1) It might inhibit her from repeating such behavior. 2) It will take her out AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #31

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