Threatening Kids.

[nothanksbye]

ok a facebook status has me wondering.

It basically says that she threatened her toddler that if he didnt stop whining she would cut up his fave blanket

All her friends said yay..

I think its vile.

Another friend has often laughed at how her husband threatens to run over the kids fave toys if they misbehave.

Why would grown adults feel the need to behave like this?

or do you do it and can explain to me why?

[Benji]

If my DS hits me or anyone else, disrespects us, or behaves generally horrible I take toys off him. Sometimes permanently. And he loses game privilidges.

So, yes, I do "threaten" that if he hits me again his Buzz Lightyear will be taken away.

Meh.

It's what works for us. I refuse to have a willful 4 year old rule the roost.

Have tried the methods in "Discipline without Shouting or Spanking" to no avail.

[nothanksbye]

If my DS hits me or anyone else, disrespects us, or behaves generally horrible I take toys off him. Sometimes permanently. And he loses game privilidges.

So, yes, I do "threaten" that if he hits me again his Buzz Lightyear will be taken away.

Meh.

It's what works for us. I refuse to have a willful 4 year old rule the roost.

Have tried the methods in "Discipline without Shouting or Spanking" to no avail.

I get that hun.

I think its way different.

This is more about the violence aspect..i will basically kill your fave possesion if you dont do as told.

[Lemonhead]

If Lucas wont move his toys while I am vacuuming I threaten to suck them up...and I do I have sucked up various small toys because he defies me and sits there with a smug little look like "pfft you wouldn't". So yeah, goodbye Mr Potato Head's eye!!! It only took a couple of times for him to learn I wasn't bluffing and now you should see the speed he picks these toys up at .

[Cerberus]

ok a facebook status has me wondering.

It basically says that she threatened her toddler that if he didnt stop whining she would cut up his fave blanket

All her friends said yay..

I think its vile.

Another friend has often laughed at how her husband threatens to run over the kids fave toys if they misbehave.

Why would grown adults feel the need to behave like this?

or do you do it and can explain to me why?

You may not find it funny, but they are being humourous. Chillax

.i will basically kill your fave possesion

Don't worry hun toys can't die. They are inanimate objects.

[raisingthree]

If my DS hits me or anyone else, disrespects us, or behaves generally horrible I take toys off him. Sometimes permanently. And he loses game privilidges.

So, yes, I do "threaten" that if he hits me again his Buzz Lightyear will be taken away.

Meh.

It's what works for us. I refuse to have a willful 4 year old rule the roost.

Have tried the methods in "Discipline without Shouting or Spanking" to no avail.

I agree

[Hollywood]

If Lucas wont move his toys while I am vacuuming I threaten to suck them up...and I do I have sucked up various small toys because he defies me and sits there with a smug little look like "pfft you wouldn't". So yeah, goodbye Mr Potato Head's eye!!! It only took a couple of times for him to learn I wasn't bluffing and now you should see the speed he picks these toys up at .

funny

DS isn't brave enough to wait to find out if I would, he scurries around picking up all his toys and panics big time if I look like I'm coming over with the vacuum cleaner. As a consequence I've never had to vacuum up any of his toys.

As for the OP's question, I only threaten with something if I'm fully prepared to follow through with it. I would never ever cut up a favourite blanky of DS', so I wouldn't even use it as a threat, that is a bit mean.

[nothanksbye]

You may not find it funny, but they are being humourous. Chillax

Thanks ..but no.

They are not they say it angry. its a real threat not a funny haha one.

The friend who laughs about her husband said he has taken the toy and thrown it on to the road before...so no not a joke.
I think she laughs to make it seem ok.

and if it is a joke. these kids must be super smart. mine take everything literally and would be scared.

But thanks for the Chillax advice.
I am sitting out in the garden with some sushi and some apple cider. its quite warm and I do feel quite chilled.

[Benji]

I get that hun.

I think its way different.

This is more about the violence aspect..i will basically kill your fave possesion if you dont do as told.

Ahh okay! I getcha. No, I certainly don't tell him that I'm going to break his possessions (heaven knows I spend enough time lecturing him about not breaking ours ).

I can see how someone at the end of their tether could see the need to resort to that.

But I'd imagine the breaking of possessions would be pretty hurtful, especially a fave.

[Mrs Nietzsche]

I threaten ie if you keep playing DS after light out, it's going in the bin. Etc.

I really do this too.

I have also said that if people watch too much tv, its going in the bin. Here's hoping!