I get asked how I punish Alex and I get strange looks. I do not spank him, for now we use time outs and they work very well. The key to my time outs are that as soon as he does something out of line we go straight to time out. I put him there for about 30 seconds (not for long because he is not quite 2) and then I talk to him about what happened. I firmly believe in talking to your child at every age. I may not understand Alex all the way yet, but he understands his daddy and I.

When I was studying in my child psychology book I learned that when you spank a child it only corrects the right now aspect. It could really hurt them long term, especially if it is done often. It teaches children that violence is a way to solve problems. I know I will probably have a lot of people disagree with me on this topic, but this is what I read in my school book, and I have seen it to be true with other children. Just try the time outs and talking, see if it helps.

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