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How old is she? Case can probably confirm this, but I think we instituted the "5 minute" policy shortly before he turned 2. Of course, he had to learn what it meant, but it's proven to be very effective.
Personally, I think there's *always* a better way than spanking to discipline a child. And definitely in Jamey's case, spanking is going to do more harm (psychological) than good. Time-out is extraordinarily effective with Jamey, because he's such an extrovert that he simply cannot stand being left out. And there's room for leeway with it. If he gets right up and does it again, I can easily give him another 5 or even 10 if I feel like he needs it. The one thing I never do is send him to bed as punishment. We worked really hard to make bedtime a positive thing with him and it would be a mistake to turn that into a punishment.
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