Discipline

I have been pretty consistent in the past with spanking Heidi. But lately she has been so bad. I know that a lot of it has to do with the new baby being in the house but that's still no excuse. Whenever she doesn't get her way she hits whatever is next to her. If she's really disappointed she will drop on the ground and start kicking her feet. No matter what I did she still had that defiance in her. My mom and I were talking about it and she told me that I should probably switch from my hand to the paddle since it's more effective. So my mom gave me hers to use.

Let me tell you, Heidi has been pretty good since I introduced it to her. She just has to take one look at it and she straightens up. One problem that was definitely a burden was the fact that many times I would put her in her crib to go to sleep at night and she would scream because she didn't want to. I was spanking her with my hand and clearly it was barely cutting it. So lately, before I would put her to bed, I will get down on my knees so that I am eye level with her and hold the paddle up to her face. As I am speaking to her she begins to whimper from fear of it and try to back away. I kindly but strictly tell her as I am holding it that she is now going to go to sleep and if she cries and screams she is going to get spanked. Then I will put her in her crib and have no problem. Thank God for the paddle!