Screaming dad

[Lady's Human]

Wom, for countless millenia people have been raising children incorrectly.

Thousands (if not more) years of practical experience is wrong. The professor in the ivory tower is, of course, more intelligent than all of us.

[wombat2u2004]

Wom, for countless millenia people have been raising children incorrectly.

Thousands (if not more) years of practical experience is wrong. The professor in the ivory tower is, of course, more intelligent than all of us.

True.
Actually, I feel pretty bad as a parent for disciplining my children with the palm of my hand when they needed it. (This of course, can only be construed as horrific child abuse by the experts.)
And of course, I will feel fully responsible if one of my daughters does the same to one of my grandchildren. Yes, I will take that shame with me to the grave.

"Positive reinforcement wins out over abuse any day" How profound is that statement ?? I reckon that could be the catchcry for the new millenium.
Of course if the writer is alive long enough to see the results of that statement, they could always say "Well it's not my fault. I only listened to the experts."

I think I'd better phone daughter No.2 tonight, and ask her to switch her doctorate from SIDS research to Child Abuse research. There's gotta be more money in that for her PLUS an honourable position in the ivory tower.