Or at all for that matter.
As a parent if I asked my kid to do something and they so much as pout or sigh then guess what...time to get my stopwatch out because it's wall sits and crunches time.
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Or at all for that matter.
As a parent if I asked my kid to do something and they so much as pout or sigh then guess what...time to get my stopwatch out because it's wall sits and crunches time.
Very very good point there. Yes, overuse is horrible and ineffective and abusive with some parents. I agree the child would zone out - I would. God knows the damage it can do to a child growing up.
I am a mum and my daughter is 22 now. In her 22 years I hardly ever raised my voice, I didn't need to. When I did it was in exceptional circumstances, and I would have classed that child in Aldi as exceptional. I put my foot down as a last resort.
I relied on routine, right from the start she knew what her day consisted of. She had an equal voice right from the start and every year she would get a little more responsibility and freedom. It was a steep learning curve, but I would say when I did have to raise my voice, bad behaviour ceased. Its a balance.