Today’s Tidbits is all about Jon and Kate, Spanking, BlogHer and Guest Bloggers Woo Hoo!
So go ahead and weigh in with your thoughts on everything I gabbed about today.
What do you think of Jon & Kate’s annoucement, surprised or not?
How do you discipline your child?
Where are you planning to vacation this summer?
Happy Tuesday everyone.
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I think spanking is necessary…at times. Alex, too, gets an automatic spanking if he runs in the parking lot after we ask him to walk with mom or dad. Other than that, we mainly use time-outs with him. they seem to get the point across.
Jon & Kate's announcement does not surprise me, but it does make me sad.
So the announcement is a shocker, I thought, but I am an optimist and a realist, that maybe Jon and Kate would seek private resolution through counseling, etc. However, I do understand their decision and they have truly beaten the odds. As a mother of multiples I know that multiple parents are THREE times as likely to get divorced as other parents and usually within the first year of the multiples lives. Jon and Kate should technically have divorced after Cara and Maddy, they didn't. Same with the sextuplets. I think people really should have a heart, because that could be anyone, TV celebrity or not and divorce is not pretty, coming from someone who was a child of the same age as Jon and Kate's kids when my parents divorced. As for spankings, we found those were very counterproductive in our home, so we talk to our kids in a very stern manner, we rarely yell unless its across the house or outside to hear over commotion. But thats us, I don't judge any parent on their parenting….not my place.
You and I must be in the same blog mind this Tuesday. I blogged about this too on my Tell It Like It T-I-Z. I certainly do spank and What Kate did with her daughther did not constitute the police showing up. People need to get a clue and only use law inforcement when it is necessary. THAT was ceratinly not an abuse case. My kids are considered well behaved by lots of people, mostly because they know that there are consequences for bad behavior.
Great Vlog! Love the pop ups!
Not going to blog her.
So not surprised by the announcement.
I have never seen Jon and Kate, I really do not care for reality shows. It is bad enough when adults have their own reality shows, why drag kids into them I will never get.
As for Blogher, no, I shall not be attending.
Finally, discipline. My three boys are 2 years apart. We did not spank our children, there was never a need as they responded well to discipline. They were fairly good listeners and I usually just had to give them a look. As they got older, a time out worked well, and were rarely needed. They are currently teens and it is rare occurance for us to need to ground anyone, but that is what will happen should the rules be broken.
RE Jon and Kate: I hope they find help and resolution that is best for the whole family. What surprised me is that they are saying they will continue the show even with their separation. That made me sad. I would hope to see them step away from the lime light and get things together, either as a complete family or as a divorced couple. Gotta put those kids first.
RE Spanking: It happens once in a blue moon. Sometimes my son gets so wound up and hurtful to others or himself that a slight swat can bring him out of his tantrum. Or if he's about to do something dangerous like touch a hot stove. I rarely need to do this in public and don't. I have other tactics for those meltdowns. But I am working on another plan so I don't have to use this.
RE vacation: Not anything big. We leave for the Bay Area July 4th weekend to pick up my son from his dad's and we're turning it into a vacation of sorts.
Happy Tuesday!
I feel sad for the John and Kate that I knew years ago when their first one-hour specials came out. The sweats-wearing, brown-haired Kate. I used to love their banter. Now the whole thing has just gotten sad and weird, with all of the money and fame and tabloids. No wonder they have problems.
As for spanking, only if there is a VERY fluffy diaper, lol.
I think I love vlogs–will have to try one sometime (maybe if I'm having an extra good hair day and no snot on my shirt).
I totally agree that spanking is an acceptable last resort when it's a calculated decision–not something done in frustration or anger. I have not spanked yet and hope I don't have to, but I really don't have an issue with others doing it. Actually, I have more of a problem with people who use no form of discipline whatsoever–but that's a whole other subject.
I met a pastor who said when it comes to spanking he believes in "proper contact." Enough said.
Winks & Smiles,
Wifey
We don't really ever spank. Maybe a couple of times in the last 18 years. My 18 year old is a brat. Maybe I should have spanked her. hahaha. Wish I as going to BlogHer. I am sooo going next year!
I agree with the spanking… i have in the past spanked all of my 3… mostly out of concern or to get their attention ( like reaching up on a hot stove or running into the road) I have never hit in anger and I usually end up crying after I spank them and feel so bad that it hurts me more than them but I agree what Kate was most likely doing was dealing with a discipline issues not abuse! I am NOT shocked by the announcement either and feel it is most likely for the best that he gets out and gets a life of his own, one where he is is productive and happy, then he can be a better parent to those kids. I, sadly, am not attending BlogHer this year. Only been blogging since January and am sad not to be going but I totally plan on next year so I hope to see you next time!
It's sad to hear about Jon and Kate. Mostly for their kids, although I have been hearing a lot of bad news about a lot of different marriages lately so I find it depressing in general to hear about more people splitting.
Spanking suits some kids. It doesn't suit others. Every kid is different and so long as it is done responsibly (which, in my opinion, means open hand only and only on the booty) I don't think that spanking in and of itself is good or bad-if it works it works. We do it as needed-which with our 5 year old is only occasionally (our little ones aren't big enough for spankings yet).
spanking doesn't work for me – it's never had any affect on my son's behavior, so i don't do it. however, i am not against it for others!
I was spanked and they used a peach tree switch when I was bigger, and I turned out allright. Child abuse was unheard of. The Bible says "Spare the rod and spoil the child" Even in one place it says "Beat the child". In other words this is an OK way of disapline, Never was I beat. I am 67 and grew up when this was OK and was a univeral way of discipline. I spanked my kids but taking away privililges worked better after they got bigger. May is spanking was used again we would have better kid instead of undisiplined, rude, bad mouthed ones.