Heather Micaela
06-30-2005, 02:23 PM
I dont know if this forum or GD is bast (they seem ot overlap a bit) but since I am tlking about how a punitive authtor feels I put it here.
I was skimming The New Dare to Discipline and relised that Dobson thinks that not punishing=permissive. I know he truly want parents to have a lving realtionship with their child and have theor child come to Christ but I never noticed how Us vs. them the book really is. :(
So I noticed some cases where I see flawed thinking. And I was really wanting to know how these could be better handeled.
(All of the following is in my own words)
1)Mom needs to put her 3 yo DD down for a nap. (OK this in his words: "On this occasion, however, the child was more interested in antagonizing her mom than in merely havingher own way." How does he know that?!!) DD yelled loudly. DD demanded water. Mom refused. DD screamed luder. Mom brough water but DD refused it becuse it wasnt brougt soon enough. Mom kept offering it then said it was going back inthe kitche by the count of 5. Mom then went to keitchen. Dd screamed for water. She veblized DD feelings "You dont want me to take away the water" to no avail
Book Conclusion: DD was chalenging and mocking her mom and rejedcting authority. He mentions boundries. But once into the body of the book talks only about punishment.
Obviously mom et thigs go to far- what should have been done?
2)A different psycholgist reccomends usingin understanding and not punishing when a child call his parent names or makes threats - that you should let it occur. Dobson diagrees and says you should punish. Isnt there a middle ground?
3)Dobson said he learned to satnd 12 ft away when backtalking. On one occcasion he was rudean his mom grabbed a girdle (not GRIDDLE, underwear) which was the nearest thing to her and swung it at him. :eek Since he knew his mom loved him he felt this was ok becuse he disobeyed. I see hitting in anger(which he is against of course) but he doesnt.
And how would GBD look here?
4) Dobson says kids under 18 sahould not be spanked. However when his daughter (who talked early) was 15 mos her mom went out to get firewood. It was raining and DD was shoeless. Twice she was told not to come out and was put back inside. On the third offense DD was spanked on the legs w/ a stick. She cried and ran to her mom saying "Mommy Love" the mom brought DD up into her lap cuddle her for 15 min and told her how disobediant she was.
5) It is almost 8 yr old DS bedtime. Mom say it is nearly 9 (though it is 8:30) cean up your toys and take a bath. 10 min later: Mom asks agan - DS picks up only 2 toys. 6 min later: Mom commands more harshly. Henry meanders to the bath. But he will not do it if something like the phone distracts the routine and MOm does not pursue him.
Book conclusion: Mom warns DS he has 15 minurtes left to play - using a timer. Then Mom tells DS to take a bath. If he doesnt his should muscle could have been squeeezed
GBD?
Just trying to re-train my thinking - would love help here :grin
I was skimming The New Dare to Discipline and relised that Dobson thinks that not punishing=permissive. I know he truly want parents to have a lving realtionship with their child and have theor child come to Christ but I never noticed how Us vs. them the book really is. :(
So I noticed some cases where I see flawed thinking. And I was really wanting to know how these could be better handeled.
(All of the following is in my own words)
1)Mom needs to put her 3 yo DD down for a nap. (OK this in his words: "On this occasion, however, the child was more interested in antagonizing her mom than in merely havingher own way." How does he know that?!!) DD yelled loudly. DD demanded water. Mom refused. DD screamed luder. Mom brough water but DD refused it becuse it wasnt brougt soon enough. Mom kept offering it then said it was going back inthe kitche by the count of 5. Mom then went to keitchen. Dd screamed for water. She veblized DD feelings "You dont want me to take away the water" to no avail
Book Conclusion: DD was chalenging and mocking her mom and rejedcting authority. He mentions boundries. But once into the body of the book talks only about punishment.
Obviously mom et thigs go to far- what should have been done?
2)A different psycholgist reccomends usingin understanding and not punishing when a child call his parent names or makes threats - that you should let it occur. Dobson diagrees and says you should punish. Isnt there a middle ground?
3)Dobson said he learned to satnd 12 ft away when backtalking. On one occcasion he was rudean his mom grabbed a girdle (not GRIDDLE, underwear) which was the nearest thing to her and swung it at him. :eek Since he knew his mom loved him he felt this was ok becuse he disobeyed. I see hitting in anger(which he is against of course) but he doesnt.
And how would GBD look here?
4) Dobson says kids under 18 sahould not be spanked. However when his daughter (who talked early) was 15 mos her mom went out to get firewood. It was raining and DD was shoeless. Twice she was told not to come out and was put back inside. On the third offense DD was spanked on the legs w/ a stick. She cried and ran to her mom saying "Mommy Love" the mom brought DD up into her lap cuddle her for 15 min and told her how disobediant she was.
5) It is almost 8 yr old DS bedtime. Mom say it is nearly 9 (though it is 8:30) cean up your toys and take a bath. 10 min later: Mom asks agan - DS picks up only 2 toys. 6 min later: Mom commands more harshly. Henry meanders to the bath. But he will not do it if something like the phone distracts the routine and MOm does not pursue him.
Book conclusion: Mom warns DS he has 15 minurtes left to play - using a timer. Then Mom tells DS to take a bath. If he doesnt his should muscle could have been squeeezed
GBD?
Just trying to re-train my thinking - would love help here :grin