My little brother was the same way as your daughter. It used to infuriate my step mom. She researched and researched and tried every type of punishment she could find for him. He has really bad ADD/ADHD so he'd lose focus if she was trying to communicate with him, he would laugh off any punishment given to him.…

For other behavior that's more about getting our attention than doing something wrong, we've learned to ignore her.

I just want to tell you good luck! (and not in a sarcastic way, like genuinely good job and good luck). I worked for 10 years as a nanny for a number of families, about 1/10 kids, when they are toddlers, develop into kids who don't really react to punishment. They are usually very smart kids, a little more on the…

I'm pretty sarcastic in general about these companies, but for this, I offer a genuine "good job."

One of my friends does something fairly similar. As soon as her daughter could understand what to do, she had to clean up (or help clean up) messes she made intentionally, like drawing on the walls. She tried punishing her before that, but realized that until she was at the point where she could understand that…

I was never spanked (and only ever hit twice, to get me to quit biting my sister when we were toddlers), I always thought that I would never do that, and then I was asked to babysit my cousin for two hours.

I don't have kids yet, but I used to babysit 4 and 8 year old girls. One morning, the 4 year old was throwing a tantrum at the breakfast table, wouldn't settle down, wouldn't listen to me. I just completely ignored her for like 10 minutes - talked only to the older girl, didn't make eye contact, etc. It terrified her!…

Our first is just like this. It wasn't until he really started playing games & watching a couple of shows that we found something he didn't want to lose. Now it's 1. warning 2. timeout 3. Everything with an on/off switch for a certain amount of time (dependent on his action). He's 8 now.

I love this! Late one night I caught my mom-this was many years ago-playing Wolfenstein and screaming, "FUCK YOU, NAZI BASTARDS! I'M COMING FOR ALL OF YOU!" I burst out laughing, and she was all, "What? I like video games. Now you know!" Best moment of my young adult life.

I am a terrible parent so can't offer any first-hand advice. But I have a friend who is an excellent mom and credits all of her parenting success to the "Positive Discipline" approach. If I had more energy, I would definitely try it.

Seriously, my kids have no fear, everything is game for a taste test and half the time I feel like I'm on crazy pills!

That's so nice to say. And ALL parents have their moments (cue memory of me screeching "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO?"at an infant and toddler and then bursting into tears of shame). I think the important thing is to try your best and I always apologize to my kids when I lose my patience.

It is great! Less clean up for us, proper form of punishment that doesn't cause tears, and everyone gets to move on!

Don't be jealous, my son's a handful. We suspect he may be on the autism spectrum, so I like to err on the gentle side with discipline. I would never want to punish him for something he can't control.

Yeah, it sounds like you're doing a version of "time-outs" that works pretty darned will with kids! Awesome!

Same principles totally worked on my dog so I'm pretty sure I'm going to be the best parent ever.

You would be amazed at how few parents understand that if you stop giving them attention (which is what they want and why they're acting out), they'll stop acting like little shits.

This right here is how to be a good parent. Finding what works for your child. Spanking shouldn't be the only disciplinary tool you resort to, and it never should be done in anger, but that doesn't mean it should never be done.

I disagree with the writer about saying "no" just because you can as a way to get your kids used to it. There are plenty of times you have to say no, for health and safety reasons. (No, cookies are not dinner. No, you can't run around the museum making airplane noises. No, you can't throw your truck at your sister.…

I feel like punishment options are nearly endless if you take into account physical labor. My parents had me doing my fair share of chores in the first place, and when I broke the rules I would have to pick up a chore they knew I hated or — even better — get resigned to some sort of Sisyphean errand. Examples: "Weed…