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Subject:	Child rearing (was: Nothing personal, but...)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:43:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes: > this seems to be one of those times where it's appropriate > for the parents to send BOTH kids to their rooms without supper. I know this wasn't the point, but I have to say that such an action is a really disgusting abuse. The kids should be taught to work out their differences and play nicely. Forcing an abusive authority relationship on them won't do anything positive. Chris (being difficult)

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		Re: Child rearing (was: Nothing personal, but...)
(...) From a simply pragmatic standpoint, I never saw the "no supper" punishment as that effective, including those few occasions when I was subject to it. It was too vague a punishment to have any lasting effect, even in terms of negative (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Nothing personal, but...
(...) I was going to stay out of this but...(1) While I possibly agree with you Larry, this seems to be one of those times where it's appropriate for the parents to send BOTH kids to their rooms without supper. I still am not convinced it's good to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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