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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry OP but provided your DH doesn't have broader anger management/violence issues you shouldn't have corrected him in front of your kids. You should have intervened to tell your son he was wrong, and you should have told your DH in private that you are really upset by the way he reacted and asked him to not do it again (but I stress that this should be a discussion not an order, he didn't hit the child).

This is a very strict rule in our household. Except in case of immediate physical danger (yup we agreed to phrase it like that), there is NO exception to the rule of not contradicting the other parent in front of the children regarding discipline/their interaction. I saw first hand how bad it was in my 2 brothers' families because my SILs kept on undermining their husband's authority.

I would add to that though that we are not passive on our discipline disagreements: we frequently discuss how we want to address issues (sleep, toilet training, tantrum, getting dressed whatever...) in a preventive way, and we rediscuss as often as necessary to make sure we agree on the rule. We are also 99% in agreement on the general principles which helps..[/quote]

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