To spank or not to spank is so contriversial, there's even divided opinions in my own household. �Here's the law: http://www.woai.com/content/trouble...exas-law-say/04q17j51tUi4NURs5oHuqw.cspx

I've only raised one kid past the age of two, the other one is about to turn 6 months. �It might be different with four children. �I don't keep my eyes on my boy the whole time I'm in the store but we've always played call and answer games, right now it's "red robin" "yum", and "o, o reily's" "auto parts". �Seriously cheesy, especially when ds, dh, and I are doing these call & answer in a round on a car ride. �But if one of us starts this game the others always play which helps me keep an ear on him when I'm not looking. �So, there's my embarrassing secret.
We round-robin cheesy commercial jingles. It's all about making a human connection.

Look for my new thread "education = discipline IMO" for the remainder of this thought.

Youth lives by personality, age lives by calculation. -- Aristotle on a calendar