And how many times were we told that. :)
And how many times were we told that. :)
You seem to be of the opinion that smothering and hovering is the ONLY way to accomplish this. I would disagree. This is why I used the agriculture analogy - all kids are different. We didn't/don't have to hover with our son because he's a nervous nilly who doesn't WANT to leave our sight. He's also very well behaved because he's borderline OCD (which is a good and a bad thing).
Our daughter responds very well to the "earning freedom" approach. She knows that when she behaves and stays in site, we won't smother/hover. And this little girl REALLY values her freedom.
When they were younger, spanking worked better.
Whoops, just opened a new can of worms... :)