"It is a parent's privilege, and it is a parent's duty, to make his children, by God's blessing, to be and to do what they should be and do, rather than what they would like to be and do. If indeed this were not so, a parent's mission would be sadly limited in scope, and diminished in importance and preciousness. The parent who does not recognize the possibility of training his children as well as instructing them, misses one of his highest privileges as a parent, and fails in his most important work for his children." -TrumbullI'm not saying that my kids are perfect now, but I have seen a drastic change in how quickly they listen to me and how much better behaved they are in general. I used to try to avoid spanking/flicking at all cost, but once I used spanking and flicking as a tool to quickly correct bad behavior I realized how effective it is. I am not saying I beat my kids into listening to me. I tell them 'no' and if they don't listen they get spanked (away from other people as not to embarrass them). With Lincoln, being so little, I would just flick him in the forehead each time he would scream or do something he wasn't supposed to. Now, I know some of you are totally judging me, but that's not what this is about. This is what I found works with my kids and I just want to record it for posterity that they may use these tips with their children; I wish someone had told me sooner. It was only about a week that we were hard on them and now they only get spanked or flicked every once in a while. It didn't take long for them to catch on to the idea that if they did something bad they got punished immediately for it.
I now feel like a better mother, and for those of you who are mothers, you know this is a priceless feeling!
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