My wife was watching the “Bringing Up Boys” DVD series this last week trying to get some updated advice on how to discipline our soon to be 6 year old son. This book has brought us through the first five years pretty successfully but in recent months we have faced some new challenges.

I am sure some of it is linked to the life changes that we have underwent as a family and our son trying to express that but regardless we needed some fresh (and hopefully effective) ideas.

My son picks up the DVD case, reads it over and says, and I quote “Dr. Dobson, I hate that guy! He’s the one who told you to spank me.”  Around our house we have taught that hate is a very strong word and we are not supposed to hate other people. It is ok to be angry with someone but we are not to hate…

In this case my wife was too busy laughing to turn this into a teachable moment and I had a hard time not backing him up on his thought process. It might upset me a little if I believed one person was responsible for every spanking I received. LOL 

So we have read “The Strong Willed Child” and “Bringing Up Boys” but we could use another book reference on how to deal with “The Strong Willed Boy Who is Too Smart, Sarcastic (Like His Mother), Knows How to Work the System, Cute and Funny (Like His Dad) so He is Tough to Discipline.” Thanks.