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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 11:49 AM Original message |
A thought for parents about that "speak in a calm, quiet tone" advice you've probably received. |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Reminds me of that Looney Tunes cartoon "Brother Brat" |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. LOL. Sounds about right. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. You are absolutely right, my dear Orrex... |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. it does have it's place |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I think that you've stated it exactly |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. I have a tone that is low but furious. And when we were in public and my kids acted up, I would |
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HERVEPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Worked fine for my kids |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 12:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That sounds about right |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. A medium boot to the ass always worked fine for my perfect sons...lol..n/t |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. I see this every day. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. The way to make that work is: |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. That's strange: it almost always works for me when I talk to other people's kids. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That's because they don't know that you're (probably) not going to hurt them |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Nah. It's partly because I sound friendly and reasonable and concerned -- and mostly because |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. If they have you believing that, then they've already won the battle! |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. Au contraire.....always has worked for me. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. Most parents are inconsistent, so they don't actually do it all the time. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Our children are complimented for their behavior everywhere we go |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Your response is contradictory. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. As I've mentioned before, yelling at them is not something that "I feel I need to do regularly." |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-30-11 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. It worked fantastically with my youngest brother... |
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Rochester (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
19. If I can compare it to... |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. My daughter says it doesn't work for her either. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. I don't force my child to bend to my will using violence. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Yeah, I've heard that one before |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Then we all move on in life. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. When it is the lesser evil, obviously. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Yes, but that is yelling TO my child - as I would anyone about to be hit. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Well, if that's the case, than I need to back-pedal and agree with you |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. The 'calm voice' crowd for you is synonymous, I presume, with "friend" parents? |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. Doesn't it depend on the age of the child? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Certainly. Depends on the age, maturity, and tempament of the child and also upon the situation |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. By 'work' |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. No. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
35. I remember a study from years ago |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
36. When I'm disciplining my 4yo nephew I use a low-pitched, commanding voice. |
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