Most Americans think it improper to spank children, but the other day I was talking to one of my younger friends about methods used to discipline children. We talked about "time outs", grounding, holding back rewards until the child displayed desired behavior, etc.
One of the things we discussed was the act of spanking and my friend explained that no, she does not spank any of her children. She explained that what she does is to take the misbehaving child out for a ride in the car and talk. She said that usually this works and that the child calms down fairly quickly and really doesn't take too much time. By removing the child -- in this case her son -- from the immediate situation and providing a change of scenery, the child is allowed to focus on something different.
Once the child has the opportunity to change perspective, things get better quickly and the child has better understanding of his place within the family and begins to understand the family's concept of acceptable behavior.
She was kind enough to share a picture of the process...
(Thanks Nachi)
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