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In reply to the discussion: Father teaches daughter a lesson about facebook... [View all]Major Nikon
(36,925 posts)Emotions are part of who we are. Even negative emotions are not bad things. Expressing emotion, even negative emotion is not necessarily a bad thing. Simply suppressing emotions around your kids really doesn't teach them anything. What kids need to be taught is how to recognize their emotions and how not to allow their emotions to lead to bad behavior. It's not about controlling emotions, it's about controlling behavior that results from emotion. I get angry with my kids from time to time. I let them know I'm angry with them, but I don't do this by ranting and raving, shooting holes in something, or trying to embarrass them like this guy did. I let them know by simply explaining to them what they did that made me angry and this may be accompanied by what punishment they are to receive for their behavior. You still have to be the parent, but you don't have to treat your kids with contempt.