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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you “peaceful”? 
Do you enjoy your children more than you discipline them?
Do you yell? Spank?

I feel like our home has little joy, little love…our boys (6 and 4) are terrible listeners and are so rude to us. I want to scream and spank them, while also cherishing how young they are (hyperbole but you get the drift).

What’s your house like?[/quote]

Mom of only (by choice) 2yo girl here. There is a lot of joy and love and laughter, but we are old-fashioned -- parents are the boss. No spanking, rarely yelling. Think "Bringing Up Bebe" (we are not French but we have a similar style -- you must sleep when I want you to sleep, eat what we are all eating, etc -- enforced gently but firmly). Household is not kid-driven. We go out to eat a lot and (in normal times) travel a lot and expect her to behave herself, within reasonable limits. [/quote]

I should add, lots of independent play. I laughed at "benign neglect" phrase mentioned above but pretty much.[/quote]

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