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>Hello! I’ve been reading this forum the last couple >of days and I’m glad I found it. It seems sensible >and normal. > >My husband and I are both in our late 30s. We live in >the midwestern US. Typical middle class suburban >family. We are Christians. > >When we had our first son we decided we would do >traditional parenting. We read books on child training >and obedience like Babywise and Childwise. > >Noah is 5 and in half day pre-k through our church. >He’s my wiggly little boy! We are working with him >on submitting to his punishments and staying still. I >use my hand in either the legs up (diaper position) on >his bed or over the lap.For behavior we are working on >just training him on obedience, sitting still at the >table and good behavior while in public. > >Eric is 8 and in the 2nd grade also through our >church’s school. He’s an absolute pleasure to >discipline. He easily submits to me, stays in position >and just cries (doesn’t scream his head off). He >recently got his first paddle. It’s a small oval >shaped clear plastic paddle, maybe slightly smaller >than a hairbrush. It’s a little flexible so it makes >more of a slap than a thud. He’s still little so we >are taking it slow with him. I use my hand mostly but >are using the paddle more often. For behavior we are >working on hygiene (we started giving him baths again >because he wasn’t doing a good job on his own), and >chores. We are starting to discipline a little for >school and sports, but given his age we are taking >that slow.

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