I Discipline My Children

My Twins

By: AlexGuy

Written on August 31st, 2011

My twins, a boy and a girl just turned 3 not to long ago.

I turned on the tv and put on Disney (Agent Oso). I'm starting breakfast and then I hear a *smack* and screaming. I run in just to see my daughter holding a doll and my son holding his face. I moved his hand and he had a big red mark from where she had nailed him with the doll's head. I took the doll from her and she actually screamed at me!

I asked her why she would do that to her brother and she said her brother was being too loud, meaning his singing to the show. I sat down on the couch and told her to come here. She didn't want to and said no. When I got up to get her she started the screaming and crying and having a all out fit. My wife had just got out the shower and was like what is going on, so I told her.

I grabbed my daughter and put her over my knee. I gave her two smacks on the butt with my hand. She was crying and kicking her legs. And her mom picked her up and is mad at me for spanking her. I was like I'm not going to let her do things like that. And I'm like what about her brother who just took a blow to the face! So she put our daughter down and hugs him too.

My wife is so soft when it comes to the twins. She'll learn soon enough, when they are running all over her I guess. But in the meantime, I'm not going to let them run over me or each other.

By: AlexGuy

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15 responses

Yedoc

Let me say one thing, not to object to your teachings but, if you really see what YOU do to your children then things may change. Your daughter hit your son then you punish her by HITTING her. I know that it seems strange when I put it that way but it's the truth. Once again I'm not saying you are wrong or bad I'm just suggesting because she seems to be afraid of you but it's not working so maybe talking will.

2 days ago
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piemanjosh

You sir are a bastard, it's a crime to discipline children...ESPECIALLY 3 YEAR OLDS for **** sake you dumbass...

Oct 15, 2012
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- BriannaElise
  It's not a crime to discipline children how else are they to learn if there are no consequences reinforcing the lesson? I think also you would to well to treat people with a little more respect just because you don't agree with someone doesn't mean you have the right to speak to a person like that, there are more respectful ways to voice an opinion.
  
  Apr 17
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fastanez

You did the right thing!!!

Jul 1, 2012
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BabySham8

You did the right thing! imo. If I had hit a BOY (boys where I'm from are cherished and very spoilt) I would have been belted!. Definately would have had a thoroughly smacked bottom!. The trip across your lap will have done her good. WELL DONE!.

May 4, 2012
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BILLZALOT

You did the tight thing, but was incident provoked? If so, the other also needed a trip across your lap..

Mar 11, 2012
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tulick

times outs with 3 year olds are effective on suppernanny so why nowhere else

could it be the time out isn't the probelm but the consitancy

or the fact that as overkill spanking parents you want to put them in time out for 30 minutes or som BS rather than following the rule of themb set by a woman who can not only do it herself but teach others to

1 minute in time out for every year the child is old

and yes the first few times you do it it WILL take longer until the child understands every time you get up from there it starts over

but they will understand after a few times

it just isn't over in 10 minutes flat

Sep 2, 2011
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- angelicaB
  I can't help noticing that you seem to have rather an anger issue which makes you behave quite rudely tulick. Maybe you should take some time out? :)
  
  Oct 8, 2011
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tulick

i gave you suggestions but apparently reading is something else you can't do along with raising your kids without being a violent bully

repeat the tuime out until it does work i LOVE people who think they can try something once and it majically work the first time with something this complex

again teaching a 3 year old to use their words a lesson that will repeatdly fail as long as you hit her or him either for that matter

i'm waiting for the smart child old enough to string sentences together to look at their parent and say you tell me no hit why do YOU get to hit me?

Sep 2, 2011
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- AlexGuy
  I respect everyone's opinions, but if you want to being in insults I'll just write your opinions off and delete them! I'm opened minded...but won't take you abuse...sorry!
  
  Sep 7, 2011
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tulick

two words TIME OUT

how bout teaching a 3 year old to use her words and ASK him not so sing so loud next time

and no wonder she wouldn't come near you she's 3 i.e. little not stupid

your wife was right to be mad because you went streight to hitting

and trying to teach a child not to hit by hitting them is oximoronic and stupid

Aug 31, 2011
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- AlexGuy
  I've tried time out with her before...see where that got us. The same behavior. So what do you suggest when timeout isn't working? People love to judge without any suggestions!
  
  Sep 1, 2011
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- hangfive
  If shes so damn smart as to be afraid of him, you''d think she'd be smart enough to not hit her brother.
  
  Nov 30, 2011
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smackedboarder

you did the right thing,if your wife lets them get away with behaviour like that now imagine what they are going to be like at 8! Theres nothing wrong with giving them a good smack on the bottom,rather that than one of them losing an eye.

Aug 31, 2011
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- BabySham8
  SOOOOOOOOOooooo right!.
  
  May 4, 2012
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