Wednesday
Mar102010
Who is the Softy? Who is the Enforcer?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:36AM Discipline is one of the hardest things that every parent has to deal with and today that is exactly what the Cast of Dads are discussing.
Topics discussed on this episode:
- Who is the softy in the house?
- Who is the enforcer?
- When siblings begin helping with the parenting
- Teaching to respect adults balanced with not trusting strangers
- Friends known as "aunts" & "uncles"
- Naughty Steps, Dunce Caps and time out
- Losing control and raised voices
- Extreme discipline
- To Spank or not to Spank?
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Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood. The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.
Reader Comments (2)
You talked about playing back video of a child's tantrum to show them how silly they look when having a tantrum. An old co-worker of mine did something similar to this in the pre-digital age. In the check-out line at some store, Her child wanted some candy, and started throwing a big tantrum when he was denied any. Mommy's requests went un-headed, so she dropped all her shopping items and threw a 'tantrum' herself, kicking and yelling: "I wanna new house, I wanna new car, I wanna go for a nice vacation..." Her son stopped his tantrum immediately as he was so concerned about what his mommy was doing! Message delivered, he NEVER threw a tantrum again in public places. The only drawback, she could never shop at that store again. (her decision)
Hi Laurens,
Yes that is actually a pretty good tactic. I have tried this myself (probably not to the same level as that mom did) but it does work. It also depends on the age of the child. My kids are starting to get to the point where they are becoming "embarrassed" by us (her parents) - at least my oldest is. This is good leverage as well. However as they get older, they try to get "cooler" so they don't tend to act out as much (and this parent tantrum isn't as effective). Also, you run the risk with younger kids thinking that it is funny and they want you to do it again. So, while it may work with some kids, it might not with others. It's difficult!
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-Michael