Perhaps this is the beginning of the end for me, but I don't find spanking as rewarding as I once did. We have moved into sit-ups as our most regular form of punishment. (What does being grounded mean to a homeschooler?) The exercise is good for the kids, and one can easily adjust the number of sit-ups to fit the gravity of the offense.
Tonight there was room inspections and ten sit-ups were awarded for each item not picked up. The boys earned 70. (I had Stephen crawl under the double bed to get a stray sock and some bits of paper.) The girls earned 40.
Laurence and Paula were not required to do any sit-ups. Not having figured out yet that this is a punishment, they did not want to miss out on the fun.
Have you thought about a cat o' nine tails instead of just spanking?
ReplyDeleteWe've considered using this--it's very common among our friends--but I think we might start with push ups. So much more painful.
ReplyDeleteI think Alan may owe you a few. His form wasn't quite right at first. ;)