Originally Posted by Michaela
In the example, I'm pretty sure Iwould NOTdo what the mom did, no matter how tired I was.... But

I often wonder if I'm breaking my children's spirits with dicscipline. Yesterday, after a bunch of discipline issues I thought were indepe dant of one another, I found out that my kid, who desperately wants to learn how to fight, and has been asking about it for over a year (and he's only 3), was nervous because he had his first karate class and didn't want to blow it.

I should have been hearing his real concerns *all freqking day*

I think most of us have been there at some time or another. I've been guilty of being too heavy handed with discipline when I should have realized my kids were tired or hungry.

I think the right amount and type of discipline is essential. Without it, our kids aren't prepared for the real world.