I guess this falls under a lesson that my Dad has been trying to teach me lately. He always tells me and my sister to be careful what you ask for.

I recently asked him to stop spanking me. I think he took my request seriously…

Lately, Dad has taken up another way of dealing constructively with my misbehavior that does not involve spanking.

My dad now takes me out for a ride in the car for a father-son talk. I overheard him telling his friends that this technique usually works because I calm down fairly quickly and the whole process really doesn’t take too much time.

Dad further was overheard saying that “By removing the child, in this case, me, from the immediate situation and providing a change of scenery, the child is allowed to focus on something different. Once the child has the opportunity to change perspective, things get better quickly and the child has better understanding of his place within the family and begins to understand the families concept of acceptable behavior.

He kindly shared with his friends a picture of the process…

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