Within limits

Post #47,572 by drewk 7/31/02 8:10:31 AM Reply	Within limits Unfortunately, children start testing limits before they are able to understand an explanation of why some things are unacceptable. As long as the swat on the butt* is intended to get their attention, not to actually hurt them, it can be effective. When a two-year-old decides to bite mommy hard enought to draw blood because mommy said "no", that two-year-old gets a swat on the butt and immediately put in her crib until she cools off. * Through a diaper they can barely feel it anyway. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #47,675 by ben_tilly 7/31/02 9:09:51 PM Reply	You can get their attention more easily Kids that age read intent pretty well. If your whole body language reads, "You are way over the line, buster" (and that is reinforced by tone of voice, a restraining hold on their arm forcing them to look at you, etc), then actual punishment doesn't add much. Cheers, Ben "Perl is like vice grips. You can do anything with it, and it's the wrong tool for every job." --Unknown
Post #47,703 by Steve Lowe 8/1/02 12:41:15 AM Reply	OT: love your .sig Here's another: Perl is like a hammer;...and everything looks like a nail. :) ----- Steve
Post #47,714 by ben_tilly 8/1/02 6:46:21 AM Reply	Thanks Perl is a good source of fun quotes. See [link\|http://www.suslik.org/Humour/Computer/Langs/larry.html\|here] for a list. (A personal favorite being, I do quarrel with logic that says, `Stupid people are associated with X, therefore X is stupid.' Stupid people are associated with everything. Incidentally one of my favorite flames ever was [link\|http://www.python.org/search/hypermail/python-1994q3/0101.html\|this one]. Cheers, Ben "Perl is like vice grips. You can do anything with it, and it's the wrong tool for every job." --Unknown

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