sj - we dont smack poopy as we think he doesnt understand what he's doing at this stage tho, smetimes he repeats things just to see what our reaction is. he really only misbehaves when he's tired/sick/bored.
i guess it depends what he's done for us to discipline him. when he's cranky/bored/tired he tends to bite (at home only) i do a pretend cry and say it hurts lakshman, dont do it. he looks at it and then gives me a cuddle. and i tell him thanks lakshman, and that I know he's sorry and that I'm sorry too and explain to him that biting hurts and he shouldnt do it.
we try to keep thngs as consistent as in day care, where if a child does something to another child,they explain that it's wrong and it has hurt the other child and ask them to cuddle and of cos they so easily forget and forgive. if there's a hitting or biting, they get the child to caress the other child's arm etc and say be gentle etc.
lakshman has gotten into trouble for hugging too hard (he apparently only hugs the girls) and theyve told him to be gentle.
at home, the time i've smacked his hand was when he kept sticking it into the power point, he kept doing it probably cos of my reaction and to see how much he can get away w it! at the end, he smacked my hand back!
but if he starts doing things that he shouldnt be doing, we tell why he shouldnt be doing it and then distract him to do something else.
it's probably going to get harder when they are older and more demanding..
re: smacking, I dont know the answer to this but do you t hink kids tend to smack even when dont do it at home as a natural instinct to vent their frustration. sometimes kids hit or bite other kids cos htey cant express themselves in words.
hmm i also better be careful when i smack steve on the bum and vice versa.. hehe
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