With other people's kids, it depends what methods they use for discipline, but generally I use "I will tell your parents that you need to be disciplined for $action", unless I have prior parental approval to apply the discipline directly (timeouts and taking away the activity are fair game always).
There's a reason for the proverb "spare the rod and spoil the child". It's your responsibility to get lessons through to the kid, _now_. The method you use is up to you, but a smack is quick, immediate (endorphins FTW) and short lasting. The pain disappears in under a minute if you do it right.
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Date: 2008-10-01 12:03 am (UTC)There's a reason for the proverb "spare the rod and spoil the child". It's your responsibility to get lessons through to the kid, _now_. The method you use is up to you, but a smack is quick, immediate (endorphins FTW) and short lasting. The pain disappears in under a minute if you do it right.