yeah
Whilst I suspect that my mum could have achieved the same results without losing control and giving me a right glauming, we'll never know, so I choose a bit of occasional fear over 'reasoning'. There's a time to debate and a time to know best.
And my parents weren't overly strict. They let me explore boundaries and be responsible. But if that didn;t work out there were consequences. I'd say I've turned out alright.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:40, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

It was the following through on threats as well, Kids have to learn there are consequences to their actions.
If my mum threatened a punishment, like no tv for a week or whatever, she always carried it out, no matter how guilty she felt afterwards.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:43, Reply)

Exactly
Nowadays, people repeatedly threaten things and the kids know for a fact that, if anything, the actual punishment will only be a fraction of that.
Kids can be disciplined AND happy.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:45, Reply)

If I had a pound for everytime I've heard a parent say
"Now this is your last warning, Mummy won't tell you again"
More than once in the space of two minutes, I'd have a very large pile of money.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:49, Reply)

My mum used to say
"I'll give you three. ONE... TWO..." and it was over and done. She never got to three.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:55, Reply)

Same here.
My mum never talked about herself in the third person to me either. I wonder if there's a connection.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 11:58, Reply)

god yeah
I can't imagine my mum saying "Not now, mummy's tired..."
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:00, Reply)

Haha, no, me neither.
Actually, I've never called my mum "mummy". And I stopped calling my dad "daddy" when I was about four.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:09, Reply)

My mum did my head in
So there was a lot of "I'm telling my daddy on yooooooo!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 2 Aug 2010, 12:23, Reply)