Noah's Mommy
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I have a 3 yr old boy. Now i know 3 year olds say no a lot, but i am wondering what u do/have done to correct this? For about 2 weeks now i have done the, 'if u tell Mommy and Daddy no one more time, i am going to put soap in ur mouth'. I have had to do it twice. Not a huge chunk or even a small one, just a little scrape on the back of the teeth (mild compared to what i got as a child, i got a squirt of liquid). Now, all i have to do is tell him that i am getting the soap and he's compliant. What are u doing or have you done in correcting or avoiding direct disobedience? I.E. say u tell him to 'stay right there until i tell u to get up.' and he keeps getting up? or 'stop jumping on the couch!' and it goes on and on? Now when i grew up, i got a healthy swat on the butt and that straightened me out. The question is this Is spanking with pants up and open hand ok? I didn't grow up around abuse, but i was spanked for misbehaving and i got my mouth slapped for mouthing back or being disrespectful. I am wondering if spankings and mouth slapping is not "right" what is? Warning do not work because there is nothing to follow up. I see my nephews walk all over my sisters because they have never spanked their children or made them eat soap for mouthing back etc. In my eyes, let the punishment fit the crime, right? You mouth back or say what i have said not to (no) u eat soap or i slap ur mouth. You push ur little sister down or hit her i am going to push you down. Is this proper parenting? This is my first of 2 children and at 3 years old he is starting to show the signs up deliberate misbehaving and disobedience. How do i handle it? What is P.C? Just curious on how parenting per se, is handled these days. Thanks