Are You My Mother? Then Why Are You Scolding Me?
Every person surely remembers the great story by P.D. Eastman, about the bird who hatches and goes in search of his mother. He encounters many inanimate objects in his quest, whom he poses the question, “Are You My Mother?” to. As I read the book to my little ones, this morning, it made me think of the role of a parent and discipline. Every mom has different ways of disciplining their children. Some are against spanking, some are not. Some find time out the only acceptable form of corrective action, some have many forms. Some parents are the only ones who discipline their kids and some think that it takes a village.
I’m interested to know what the general consensus is on discipline. I’ve included a few polls on all of my blogs, in search of answers to a few questions. Please take the time to answer each poll question honestly. You will remain anonymous, so there is no pressure to give anything other than a completely honest answer. Thank you for your participation, in advance.
Tags: child-care, children, discipline, family, polls, questions, spanking, time out
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3 opinions for Are You My Mother? Then Why Are You Scolding Me?
marye
Jun 20, 2008 at 11:25 am
The second one was hard because it does not define which discipline. FOr example, Marc and I do not wish others to spank our children, however adinistering other types of discipline if needed (correction, time out, whatever) is certainly not objectionable.
kadi
Jun 20, 2008 at 11:32 am
Marye~
The second question refers to any type of discipline. Sorry for the confusion :)
Heather
Jun 20, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Yup I agree with Marye. Nobody can hit my kids, but please if there doing something, anything inappropriate TALK to them. Tell them what they are doing and help them find a positive solution, but do it with out yelling, threatening, cursing at my kid(s).
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