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Old January 30th, 2007 #24
IceQueen
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I don't spank my kid. The rest of my relations spank their kids, in fact I'm the only person I know in real life who does not spank their kid.

At a young age - under 3 - the best way to stop bad behavior really is simple distraction. Case in point, we were over at my husband's dad's house the other day. My kid was messing in some stuff in the basement and it was time for us to leave. (I was upstairs, and she was downstairs with her dad and grandpa) All of a sudden I hear the beginings of a fit, and as my husband is trying to calm her I call down the stairs, "Do you want some cheese and crackers?"

She immediately bolted up the stairs, collected a cracker and put her coat on. Simple. No yelling, no hitting, no tears.