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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Good post.
Our kids also get more leniency when they are truthful the first time they are asked about something. Especially if they are obviously sorry about it. Now, that doesn't mean there aren't any consequences at all--if they've hurt someone else, they have to make it right. But if discipline is about bringing about repentance and a change in behavior, then there are many ways to get there other than, and often better than, spanking.
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Yes ma'am...
And we all know that there is no hard and fast way that fits every situation. But a good parent knows what brings real change in their kids lives and pursues those avenues.
In my mind I am not there, necessarily, for the purpose of punishment. Punishment may well come into the pictures.... but I am there to bring change in their hearts and minds about what they just did.
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