This gadget has been used occasionally in our house to drive out folly.
Proverbs 22:25 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
It has worked. It works!
How do we go about it?
When one of our children disobeys, we get to have little chat with them to expound on the behavior. We ensure that they understand very well the reason as to why we need to use the rod on them; we ensure they are aware of the consequences of such behavior and that such behavior needs to be corrected. Then depending on what the misconduct was all about we give a few spanks that range mostly between one to three.
After the yelling session is over, we give them a huge loving hug and we let them know that we love them, but we need to work on their behavior.
You’re likely to find this rod in our living room, toilet and the bathroom and in the car. This is where war tends to begin most of the time; they are like red spots. Spanking is always a private session most of the time, to ensure that the other child is not ridiculed by other neither humiliated.
No spanking happens in our bedroom. Because this we believe is supposed to be a place of solace, where people gather to seek refuge, to talk to their parents and to be comforted. So we do not want our children to associate our bedroom to a military base.
Note: Spanking should never be done in anger. At least we try.
Emmah, I totally agree, infact I ask where did you get that cane. I urgently need one like it!! I think its about time. I have been using my hand to pinch. May God give us wisdom to do this task wisely so as to correct and instil discipline as He so lovingly does it for us.
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