James dobson books strong willed child

Throughout most of this book, I found it difficult to distinguish between Dobson's discipline strategy and child abuse. In the first chapter he describes his love for his dachshund dog, Siggie, and his method of getting Siggie to go into his pen which involved threatening the dog with a belt.

(He draws an analogy between disciplining a dog and disciplining a child - not that, in my view, using a belt is justifiable in either case). In chapter 6, Dobson recommends a way of getting a child's obedience "There is a muscle lying snugly against the base of the neck.

Anatomy books list it as the trapezius muscle, and when firmly squeezed, it sends little messengers to the brain saying, "This hurts: Avoid recurrence at all costs." The pain is only temporary; it can cause no damage the way I am suggesting its use.

James dobson books strong willed child discipline

But it is amazingly effective and practical recourse for parents when their youngster ignores a direct command to move". (p95-96). How