Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on October 22, 2013, 05:17:05 PMQuote from: What's New Wildebeest? on October 22, 2013, 05:12:29 PM
No. That's what outlet covers are for. If they did try to mess with them, I'd just say, "No, ouch, hot" and move them away. Seemed to do the trick.
Yes, because when visiting other peoples' houses, it is totally acceptable to ask them to baby-proof their house before you arrive.
Maybe he kept his assets well protected at his own home all the time. That seems to be the more responsible policy.
Quote from: Demolition Squid on October 22, 2013, 05:11:48 PM
I was spanked, although I'd be quick to say they never overdid it. Its definitely not the spanking which has stayed with me over the years.
My dad has recently expressed some weird views on this, though. He said it is most useful for the parents; that a lot of the parents he saw who never spanked their kid would instead get very frustrated, bottle it up, and create an atmosphere of tension that would upset the kid more because they can't do anything about it. To his way of thinking, at least with a quick spank, its all over afterwards and both parent and kid can feel like the issue is resolved.
I'm not sure I agree, but I don't have kids and have no plans to change that any time soon, if at all. I do not feel in any way qualified to tell anyone else how to do it.
I think he's wrong too, but it does sugest an interesting idea: that just because you don't spank your kid, doesn't mean you are a great parent. You have to look out for other forms of emotional abuse too.
The article linked in the OP mentioned that yelling, which many people use instead of spanking, is also ineffective.