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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why there are so many poorly behaved, entitled kids now. Picking up a child by their shirt and putting them back into bed isn't physically abusing a kid. The dad can't win. If he had grabbed the kid by the arms and the kid struggled against him he could have left a slight redness or bruise.

To characterize this as abuse is absurd. [/quote]

Its coupled with the way hes talking to mom that makes it sound abusive. It is hard to tell from this anecdote whether the guy was having a bad night or if hes abusive, op hasn't provided any other info.

Splitting bedtime in half seems idiotic and like a recipe for winding the kid up and encouraging him to pit the parents against each other. Alternate nights and dont micro manage how the other parent parents.

I almost never intervene with my husbands parenting even when it is a little harsher than I would do myself. I think it's good for them to have different influences, and I am frequently too lenient so we balance well. But when I have intervened DH takes it really seriously as a result. Conversely when he tells me I need to take something more seriously I also really take it in. But constant nit picking isnt the way to go and tempers will always be high in the middle of the event. [/quote]

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