Oh my gosh, so, after 3-4 weeks of telling Royce "NO, STOP, KNOCK IT OFF, OUCH" to try and get him to stop hitting the TV with his toys and failing miserably I finally tried...IT! I swiftly snatched the toy car out of his hand and smacked him on the hand. He looked down at his hand then looked up and me and walked away laughing. I had to laugh too considering I inflicted little to no pain because I didn't have the balls to do it full force. I took so many child development classes and everyone tells you that spanking does nothing productive and yet I was always the advocate for it in the room.
I was spanked as a child. I don't actually remember why I was but I definitely remember feeling shame and the obvious, pain. Once I had Royce I changed my mind about spanking, I was NOT going to do that. I would be more diplomatic, kind, loving, patient, reasonable. Well yesterday I had to just see if it would actually work. I just didn't have it in me to really give it an honest try. Different parenting styles, different kids, different ages all yield different approaches. Does spanking teach kids boundaries, respect? I don't really know, but I know now that it's just not me. So, now I'm just going to pray he listens to me...yep, I'm passive. I'll probably pay for it too.
