| Frequent regular ass whoopin's from whichever neighborhood parent witnessed me being a brat when I was a kid worked on me. Then I got it again when I got home. Our grade school principal had a paddle hanging in his office that he rarely had to use just because of the mystique of it being there. The possibility of consequences can be a great motivator for good behavior until a kid learns that behaving appropriately is the easiest way to get ahead in life. |