What's an automatic consequence? A swat? An Exit Stage Left?
I suppose that sounds ominous, especially with my comments realted to roadkill! Our "automatic consequences" mean consequences without warning. For minor infractions, I will count to 5 until he stops or give a warning. But when he dose one of the evil deeds (like not being safe in the road, or kicking me, which for some reason he's started doing), he will automatically lose a privelege such as bedtimes books or computer time. And he can't earn them back. (Sometimes i'll allow earning back of bedtime books for minor infractions, because i'm a softie.)
