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Originally Posted by dragon wench  I'd be curious to know what some of those ways are.
I suspect a lot of it depends on the individual child as well. We never over-indulged our son, but even so alternate tactics like negotiation, soothing music, massage, aromatherapy oils and so on often did not work...
Yes, we tried a lot of the more "New Age" methods, and yet sometimes despite our aversion to spanking, it ended up that way 
Could be our son was (is) exceptionally stubborn. He'd certainly come by it honestly if that were the case...   |
Well, I found that blackmail is a rather nice punishment.
Here's an example, lets say the man knows that the woman's punishments can be more severe according to the child. The child is caught in a punishable act, and the man blackmails the child into say doing double the amount of chores around the house with no allowance and the man will keep his mouth shut to the woman about what the child did to deserve punishment.
Not only does the man get more housework done without having to fork over a weekly allowance to the child for some time, but it's still a fitting punishment and the child has that fear instilled in him that if he isn't a good boy, the man might tattle to the woman.
Best part, no psychological damage whatsoever.