Hello to all,
Today I spent my day listening to two preaching tapes on discipline by a preacher who raised three children that are all serving the Lord and who never rebelled. Can I repeat NEVER. They never listened to rock music, the girls never wore pants, they never did drugs, never kissed until married, they never ran away, the boy never wore jewelry or had long hair, and best of all, they always served the Lord in the church. All three are married and on staff at their father's church. I was in college with two of them and the son had just graduated when I was a freshman so I know this is true because not only does the father preach it from the pulpit, but I personally knew his kids. What did I learn from his tapes: Spank. He says that some people say that each child is different and you have to know each individual child. He says that each child is different, and at about age 6 each of his three kids all received about the same number of spankings. There is a whole set of tapes on the Home that can be ordered through the church that are the best teachings I have ever heard on discipline. As to the original question - what is discipline like in your home? Well, every time I say no, my child receives a swat on the hand or leg to reinforce the no. If he does not touch it and I say no and he obeys, he gets a hug and words of encouragement. Right now I would say he obeys the word "no" about 80% of the time and he no longer even tries to climb the stairs. He also has been taught to come when we call him - which he also does about 80% of the time. He also knows to stop crying after being spanked, to not wiggle when I change him, to go to sleep when we put him in bed, and to not throw fits. He is ten months old. We are not perfect, he is not perfect, but we believe that God promises that if we follow Biblical discipline that our children will turn out right.
Missionary wife in Mexico
Unfortunately it sounds like Dr. Spock and his philosophy has been adopted by Baptists.