Many couples come to me to discuss parenting issues. No one gives you a handbook on parenting and we all have permission to procreate! How do we do it? As a therapist, I do not encourage parents to use spanking as a means for discipline. However, what do you do when your kids are acting out? Many parents often have never learned other examples of parenting beyond giving spankings. They may yell at their kids here and there, but I think we all know that yelling is not exactly an effective consequence-at least not long term. In the spirit of helping parents out, the following tips are meant to give you easy, tangible consequences when kids misbehave.
