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Originally Posted by James81  There's a REASON why we discipline our kids, and it has nothing to do with forcing our will upon them and everything to do with teaching them how to interact with people. |
Ok, let's go with the theory that disciplining children teaches them how to interact with people better....
Were your parents strict disciplinarians? And did you, as a result of this, develop the ability to create strong, healthy long-term relationships (forming better relationships, let's say, than the average person might)?
Maybe being disciplined early on caused you to perform exceptionally well, and thus feel really good about yourself and your capabilities -- which enabled you to relate to people with great confidence, for example?
This topic of parenting interests me so much. I think there's a lot we all just assume, and I enjoy poking at the boundaries of our beliefs. I tell my son that he's an (uncontrolled) experiment in mid-flight. And he just rolls his eyes at me.