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>>>How was his first session overall? >> >>It was great! >> >>In my intro I said he averaged about 1 punishment a >>week. That’s not accurate. I must have been thinking >>about how we were going to start maintenance when I >>wrote that. He averages about two punishments per >>month. Big difference! He’s a good boy and pretty >>well behaved. The hygiene, school and completing >>chores that I initially talked about have improved a >>lot and we are now focusing on attitude. >> >>Again, Noah doesn’t have a problem with attitude >>yet. His big challenge is obedience. >> >>My husband and I had been discussing maintenance for a >>while and we made a decision midweek. It would be >>either Friday at bedtime or Saturday morning. It would >>depend on schedules. >> >>We spent the week talking to him about attitude issues >>but never told him our plan. Saturday morning at 10:00 >>AM was the scheduled time. >> >>We sat him down and broke the news. We explained it >>like this, “you’ve been very obedient and good, >>but your attitude hasn’t been good. Every Friday or >>Saturday you will be spanked, no matter what. We may >>even add a second if we feel it’s necessary. This is >>going to continue until the complaining stops, until >>the whining stops, until the pouting stops. It’s >>going to continue until you stop begging for new >>things when out.” >> >>Now, we explained it much better than the above and >>went more in-depth. He of course protested and begged, >>saying he was good all week. We again explained it >>wasn’t because he broke a specific rule, it was his >>overall attitude and sense of entitlement. >> >>He’s been great the last few days. My guess is this >>will be over in a few weeks or a couple of months. >> >>Give it a try and let us know! >Ashley >Did you use the paddle for Eric's maintenance? >Lisa S

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