My fellow parents,

How many of you out there have a little situation where our little ones do not want to listen and go do as they want. For the record I am not for swatting the child to traumatize them. I believe in old fashion discipline to reel

them in bring them back on track to being a good citizen later  on in life. They have to have boundaries and if they cross the boundary, then there will be consequences for their actions. How you handle discipline in your own household is up to you. Remember, your actions are mirrored by your children for what they see growing up so will they do when they are adults. No where is the adage of "What you sow, so shall ye reap. I have seen it for myself through my own young adults, let me tell you I'm paying what I made my old man go through.

Anyways back to the subject on hand. The discipline of the child has to be consistent. Do not go to the extreme of child abuse either. More often just remind the child not to have hissy fits for that will not gain them anything in the long run. Also do not let them play both sides against the middle for they are smarter than we give them credit ,believe me I have seen over and over again when I would work in the schools and observe how the son or daughter would tell me "If Daddy don't give me what I want Mommy will."  A devious smile would break out their faces. Ok kid two play this game. I would tell them and I have been playing this game longer than you have been alive.  Parent confrences would come and I would take out the log of what the lil darlings would be doing from the last conference and behold what they thought to sneak by was brought out in broad day light.

Show our children how to live and let live, and care for one another dureing the trying times in their lives and good things will happen to them as they travel the road of life and you also shall reap the rewards of a job well done. For nothing warms the heart as being told by your peers how well you raised your own family.