I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to want to beat your children at church. I want to. Every time. Can't we have one peaceful Sunday or even a Sunday where we stay at church the whole time? I'm really sick of getting up and getting 3 people ready all by myself, getting to church where I have to sit on crap seats in the back, and then 1 minute into it the kids start fighting and SCREAMING. I had to take them out TWO times in the first five minutes, and I wasn't nice about it. I don't want to look like that Mom. I'm really trying to make the effort, but seriously, this is too much for me. I take them outside and they're still bad and running around. BEAT THEM. I gave up and came home. Savannah resides in her room. I told her she's not going to be bad at church and then come home and have fun. Cooper doesn't totally understand, and Savannah is the one picking on him. And I just want to cry. Or already am.
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I know most parents these days don't do this, but I think disciplining is perfectly fine. And it doesn't have to involve laying a pinky on them. You should look up Supernanny's techniques. She's got it right. I don't know why kids do what they do but I DO know that when parents don't take action, everyone suffers.
I am sorry they are being stinkers and you have to handle it w/o Daddy being there to help. I remember wanting to just throw up my hands, too! And I'd go home sometimes, too. I agree with Lesli. Discipline shows them where the boundary lines are and eventually they learn. It's tough to hang in there on that, but I'm pulling for you. I saw Caren in action on this recent visit. She stood her ground without getting mad and it won out and Catherine was so much better for it.
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