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In reply to the discussion: Okay, no spanking. I get that but what's this dad suppose to do? [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)that using TV as a baby sitter is probably the very worst thing parents can do. There is rarely a time (maybe some sort of national emergency and you need to learn the evacuation routes out of your city )when the TV needs to be on during mealtime. Families should, insofar as is possible, sit down together and eat and talk about things.
Along with no TV at mealtimes, children should never have TVs in their rooms. Never.
I've also watched those Nanny shows and very often getting a kid to sit in the naughty spot is a huge struggle, because the kids in question have never been made to do anything they don't want to, but the Nanny simply has the parent persist, sometimes for hours, until the time out time has been served.
It's not easy. Kids rarely, maybe never, learn what's expected of them on the first try. Being persistent and maintaining reasonable rules consistently is the key.