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Special Edition for July: Discipline
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New Columns
What Women Want by Laura Barrett
I try to avoid conflict. I don’t speak up when I’m angry. Here’s my advice to myself and to you: Don’t Ignore Problems.
International Dad by Glen Mezher
Punishment always seemed barbaric and unjust to me. In my youth, discipline and punishment were regarded as Two Separate Issues.
History Lessons by Bebe Vaughan
For disciplining his four daughters, my father relied On Language.
Empty Nest by Mark Wiertalla
The dog and I stand outside, five feet apart, shoulders squared, mano-a-poocho, engaged in our morning ritual of Potty Training.
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Ridiculous Video
A father has a heart-to-heart talk with his son. Yes, we have highlighted this awkwardly long video here before. But it is so ridiculous and so true ...
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Endowment for the Art
This month’s issue is devoted to
the topic of discipline.
Send us a poem, photograph, piece of art or video link
about Discipline & Fatherhood.
We’ll run the best entries right here.
the topic of discipline.
Send us a poem, photograph, piece of art or video link
about Discipline & Fatherhood.
We’ll run the best entries right here.
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Latest Link
Established in 1936 by philanthropist Alfred duPont, the foundation is dedicated to improving the health and spirit of children. These particular pages provide advice for age-appropriate discipline.
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Funny Photo
Co-Parenting
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Pithy Quote
“How can one say ‘no’ to a child? How can one be anything but a slave to one’s own flesh and blood?”
“How can one say ‘no’ to a child? How can one be anything but a slave to one’s own flesh and blood?”– Henry Miller (1891-1980), American painter and author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
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More Pithy Quotes about Discipline
“Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
– Samuel Butler (1835-1902), English novelist, essayist and critic
“Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.”
– Red Buttons (1919-2006), actor and comedian born Aaron Chwatt
“Many a bad habit is developed through overindulgence, and many a good one by chastisement; therefore, beat your son as well as your pupil; never indulge them.”
– Chanakya (350 BCE - 275 BCE), Indian politician and writer
“To be a successful father there’s one absolute rule: When you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years.”
– Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961), American novelist and journalist
“The other night I was walking down the stairs behind one of my daughters. I was tired, and she was goofing around, you know, like kids do, doing all this stupid stuff on the stairs. And I was thinking, ‘Please just go down the stairs and let’s get you to bed. It’s after your bedtime. I’ve had enough for one day.’ And then I sort of caught myself. I snapped out of it. I was like, ‘Dude, you should be dancing down the stairs behind her!’ ”
– Forest Whitaker (born July 15, 1961), actor, producer and father of four: Autumn, Ocean, Sonnet and True
“Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
– Samuel Butler (1835-1902), English novelist, essayist and critic
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“Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.”– Red Buttons (1919-2006), actor and comedian born Aaron Chwatt
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“Many a bad habit is developed through overindulgence, and many a good one by chastisement; therefore, beat your son as well as your pupil; never indulge them.”
– Chanakya (350 BCE - 275 BCE), Indian politician and writer
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“To be a successful father there’s one absolute rule: When you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years.”
– Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961), American novelist and journalist
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“The other night I was walking down the stairs behind one of my daughters. I was tired, and she was goofing around, you know, like kids do, doing all this stupid stuff on the stairs. And I was thinking, ‘Please just go down the stairs and let’s get you to bed. It’s after your bedtime. I’ve had enough for one day.’ And then I sort of caught myself. I snapped out of it. I was like, ‘Dude, you should be dancing down the stairs behind her!’ ”
– Forest Whitaker (born July 15, 1961), actor, producer and father of four: Autumn, Ocean, Sonnet and True
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Amazing Number
90 percent
of American parents spank their toddlers. Back in the 1950s, about 99 percent of American parents did.
Mothers are more likely to use spanking as a method of discipline than fathers.
In all of Scandinavia, and in most countries in Europe, spanking is illegal.
More Amazing Numbers
47 percent
of American teenagers (aged 12 to 17) living in “hands-on” households (TV, Internet and music choices are monitored along with after-school, evening and weekend activities), have an excellent relationship with their fathers, and 57 percent have an excellent relationship with their mothers. By comparison, only
13 percent
of teens with “hands-off” parents reported an excellent relationship with their fathers and 24 percent reported the same with their mothers.
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