I remember discussing parenthood and punishments with my cousin and his wife telling me that they put harissa (Tunisian spicy paste/sauce) in the tongue of her girls if they were “naughty”, I was shocked and angry.
My mum (who now regrets our punishments) and me were really angry and told them to stop because it is bad and pointless (apart from harming the poor girl).
Education doesn’t work like that.
Before marrying my husband and having kids,I was a really really impatient girl.
But marriage and babies change you without knowing.
And I am a severe mum but without any punishment.
I have never punished my boys when they were little with some BS.
Sure if they cross a line when they will be teenagers, they will be punished of course but with an “educational” way.
Putting your child on a naughty step because she “has to think of what she has done” ?
Lol 2 yo thinking deeply ?
Instead Alessia was taking things from the basket near her and asking “mum what is that?” Wow your punishment really was efficient
![Face with rolling eyes :rolling_eyes: 🙄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f644.png)
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My boys did some naughty things, broke things, used things they shouldn’t have used but I just have a conversation telling them that either it is dangerous for them,either fragile etc.
And if something is forbidden it is because there is an actual reason .
Childhood is all about learning.