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Originally Posted by Itchy
That works great till the kids get older 
My kids till the age of 10 - 11 knew that when my voice raised it meant i was pissed and they were in shit, but after 10yrs old it was yea right dad raises his voice and that's it they knew they weren't going to get the belt or the back of the hand.
Also the school telling them your parents can't hit you .... doesn't help |
no the children I have done this with successfully were my niece and nephew who were both between 11 and 14 when they lived with me.. if they are treating you like a pushover that's because you are being a pushover... lay down the law and don't be nice about it and you will get a better response...
My nephew tried that 'your not aloud to hit us' shit at first, but I told him flat out that I don't give a shit about the rules so you'd better listen to me when living here. I have never lifted a finger towards him but because he knows i stand my ground hard he will not even try now. It took some work though, because my sister is a SERIOUS pushover so getting them to commit to things wasn't easy. They are getting there though.