Irish Youtuber - cold shower punishment for 2 yr old

Today I learned that if your mum comes from Ukraine you know all about Russia and Siberia. That the two boys you babysat represent all children and that if you think your parents giving you smacks for accidents was no big deal, that it renders you incapable of recognizing not just an inappropriate punishment, but whether or not punishment is appropriate. If you think physical punishment did you good, consider that you grew up to believe that hurting a tiny toddler is no big deal.

That child must be starved of one on one attention if she's waking in the night and doing what she knows will get her some attention from a parent. To a child who needs attention, even the negative consequences of her needy actions is better than nothing and considering how her parents treat her that would worry me. I'd be far more concerned for her emotional well-being if she's got parents who regard her as bold and punish her for something she has no control over, when she needs parents who recognize that she's adopting this behaviour because she needs them to pay attention to her. Toddlers looking for attention isn't a bad thing to be slapped or frozen out of them, it's a basic need. Ignore or minimize bad behaviour, reward good behaviour. Otherwise you mess with a kids self esteem and sense of worth. It doesn't take a genius to work that one out. You can't cruelly punish a toddler and expect it to fix anything.

With the risk of cold shock and cardiac arrest, I'd wonder if many paediatricians endorse dousing a naked newborn in ice water, but I don't know. Wrapping up a baby to snooze outside is a completely different thing. Orders of enormity different.

I hope that ILoveYourVibes realizes how very ironic her signature is.

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Russian Ukrainian.

I have pretty average knowledge about Siberia.

My mother came from Ireland. I know all about Denmark.