[blparent] behavior problems with our 4 year old

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I went to bed without food quite regularly as a kid, and that's one thing I 
won't ever put my daughter through, no matter what she does.  Her dad and I 
have been in conflict many nights over that one because she's been a picky 
eater off and on, and he believes we could have put a stop to that long ago 
by sending her to bed hungry a few times.  Maybe we could have, but I 
remember what it's like to lie there through the night, miserable and unable 
to sleep, and I won't do that to my kid, even if she's imposed it upon 
herself.  I don't think sending a child to bed without supper is necessarily 
child abuse.  I think some of the things we label as abuse these days 
cheapen the word and minimize the actual abuse that people do survive and 
rise above.  But I think not meeting a child's basic needs for food, 
affection, and consistency sets him up for a lifetime of insecurity that 
might not ever be overcome.

Jo Elizabeth

"The Bright Side of Darkness"
is my newly published novel,
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Rob Kaiser via BlParent
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:15 PM
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Cc: Rob Kaiser
Subject: Re: [blparent] behavior problems with our 4 year old

When I was growing up, & if I did something bad, my parents would send me to
bed without supper. That, in this day & age, could be construed as too
harsh.

Rob Kaiser
Email;
rcubfank at sbcglobal.net

-----Original Message-----
From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jodie and
Kahlan via BlParent
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:38 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Cc: Jodie and Kahlan <motherconfessor at samobile.net>
Subject: Re: [blparent] behavior problems with our 4 year old

Lol Judy, it's funny that you mentioned counting to three beccause tonight
she actually did wait until 2.9999. I told her if she wanted her bike back
tomorrow she had to go to bed with no arguing or stalling tonight. She took
as much time as I would allow her to brush her teeth and still tried to take
her own sweet time. I told her she wasn't getting her bike back if she
wasn't out of the bathroom by the time I counted to three. I heard her run
past me just as I said three, so she doesn't get her bike back tomorrow. She
will learn natural consequences if it kills me!

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