I think part of the problem is an overall lack of discipline that has seemed to grow since the 70s. And it's not that the parents don't want to discipline their child necessarily, but if you swat your kid or talk to them the wrong way, you run the risk of having social services show up at your door.
Steve, could the difference in how you handle your son and your wife handles him in that situation be a product of age, since there is a significant age difference between the two of you?
Last edited by elSicomoro; 01-27-2004 at 11:43 AM.
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