Parents, when your children disobey, how do you discipline them?

Question

In a question about God's anger I got this response: "Like all parents, he disciplines them when they disobey..."

So how do you discipline your kids? Do you drown them, rain fire and brimstone on them or condemn them to an eternity of torment?

Answer 1

I throw them out of my home cursing them forever and all their descendants, then flood the planet, level a couple of cities, and finally kill myself so I can forgive them.

Answer 2

I am a firm believer in "spare the rod spoil the child"--however the punishment has to fit the crime! I haven't ever had to use the paddle on my oldest son--nor has he ever really had a butt whoopin'. He was a good boy, and he minded his mom. Plain and simple. Discipline started early, and he knew what was expected. The biggest extent of the punishment was a two finger smack on the mouth if he sassed his mom. Or maybe a smack on the hands for a repetitive no that seemed to go unnoticed. Now that he his 12, the most he gets is grounded from video games or going outside to play, and that happens RARELY(seriously like 3 times in the last YEAR). I also have a 10mo old and I will discipline him the same way. He is already learning the word no!!

Answer 3

Any parent can tell you that there are times when we wish we could put our children inside the toilet bowl and flush, but plumbing services are so expensive that usually we have to use a different strategy. For me, time-out with a timer, works wonders, they have to seat in a chair right where I can see them and then a set the timer. They have to listen to the timer ticking and no way they will be able to move until the timer rings. God is not bound by our laws, so he can do whatever he wants.

Answer 4

Depends on which one of my kids disobeyed.
My kids are different people and respond to things in different ways.
One of my kids gets even more defiant when she's called on something. I let her make more mistakes, because that seems to teach her better than anything.
The other kid responds well to reason, so I talk more about cause and effect with him.
Fear of punishment has never been a good motivator for either of my kids.

Answer 5

I little grounding goes a long way at my house. But my son rarely has to be disciplined. The motivation of rewards for good grades, finished chores and good behavior work well for us. He's a great kid, and raised by two atheists. Wow, who'd a thunk it? LOL

Answer 6

Alot of the people that have answered this (but not all) still sound like spoiled, rebellious children attacking the authority in their lives because they dont want to obey it. I will never understand how anyone can be so bold as to vaunt themselves above God. I guess its because they truly do not believe...and I do. I would like to point out however that God has never punished me personally by a flood. I didnt live back in that time so I can not give an accurate assessment of mankind and its punishment...but if I were guessing it would probably be alot like today..only it wont be water but fire next time. BUT not for Gods children, only those that hated Him and constantly attacked Him during their lifetime. I've never been punished with fire or brimstone, and because Im His child I never will be. Thats the whole point. God says that is the end result of all who dont believe...I choose to escape it by believing! =) Its a choice....what do you choose? I dont choose the punishment and then sit around and complain about it. This is a topic that will never be settled. There will always be those that believe - and there will always be those that dont believe and hate the ones that do. I understand all the arguments, believe me, Ive heard them all..but it still comes down to this: believe or dont believe. The punishment we get is the end result of our own choices in life. If you choose to drive drunk and get killed in a car wreck..can God or the government be logically charged with your death because you chose not to obey the law that says dont drink and drive? It is a direct result of ones own choice. I could go on and on with example after example..but does logic ever matter when we're talking about God or the Bible? No, you either believe or you dont believe.

I'll leave with the question? Who HERE has ever been drowned, had fire & brimstone rained down on them, or been condemned to an eternity of torment???

Answer 7

I hang them up by their toenails and make them recite the bible from beginning to end until they repent. Okay, actually, I'm one of those parents who believes strongly in natural consequences- "don't touch the stove or you'll get burnt" . . . and if they touch it and get burnt, I tell them that's why I warned them. I believe in talking to them- kids are very reasonable when you come down to their level and put yourself in their shoes. If they are especially stubborn and obstinate, I ground them from things they like, such as the telephone or the computer. That gets their attention in a real hurry. lol

Answer 8

The most severe punishment I have given is a smack to the bottom (for kicking or hitting).

Maybe I should have administered a few "Fatal Beatings".

See the video.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/244256/rowan_atkinson_fatal_beating/

Puts things in perspective.

Answer 9

Sometimes I might raise my voice, and our ten year old had her internet privileges taken away for a few days once.

But usually talking to them about their behaviour does the job.

Answer 10

When younger, spanking. Later, restricting telephone time, and taking the car keys.

Answer 11

I find that the time-out chair works wonders.
If someone was REALLY bad, a spanking is the end result.
But it's never fatal.