WHen was the last time you had to punish your grandchild? and why?

Question

We have a pool and my three year old grandaughter keeps wanting to climb up the pool slide ladder, but she is not allowed to unless me or my husband gos up with her... she kept climbing the first couple steps, and when i told her to come down she did... after about 5 times i told her if she did it again she would get in trouble... well she did it... so i had to stick to my word... i gave her a swat on the butt and made her sit on a bench by the pool for five minutes... do you think i should have done that... i watch her a lot so... i cant let her get away with everything...

Answer 1

hmm...haha grannys on the internet is awesome. rock on grandma, i hope i am hip when i am a grandpa

UPDATE: its a sad day when ppl hate being called grannys and give a lovin guy like me a thumbs down :(    at least one granny still has the heart of a kid. kudos to her

Answer 2

you already asked this.

Answer 3

Yes, i think that was appropriate punishment. If she succeeded to climb all the way to the top she could have fallen in.

Answer 4

swat on the butt not a big deal...you did the right thing stick to the threat.  I hate to see parents say "you'll be in big trouble" then do nothing.  I would have said no pool and take her in and do that everytime she misbehaves around the pool.  she'll be an angel if she knows no pool if I'm bad.

Answer 5

You have to carry out the threat you put forth or she will think you are a push over. The punishment was not inappropriate. I have a grand daughter that used to eat dirt, I used to get on to her all the time, one day after getting scolded for it she ran in the house and got a spoon and began to eat the dirt with a spoon, after stepping in the house and laughing for a few minutes, I swatted her on the bottom and made her sit in the corner for awhile. She never ate dirt again. Hang in there !

Answer 6

i think it was reasonable. Stick to your word or they wont believe you will do it.

Answer 7

Yep, you're Grandma. When she's in your care, she follows your rules of suffers the consequences. I think it's perfectly fine to swat the tush for deliberate defiance or doing something seriously dangerous. In this case, it was both. I would expect my mom to do the same to ensure the safety and compliance of my child. Thank you for not being the Grandma who lets the kids run wild and then hands them back to the mom who has to tame them.

Answer 8

Parents are the ones who should do the parenting. Grandparents already had their chance, they are there to give candy and love their grandchildren. I truly believe with all my heart that grandparents who try and take on the role of the parents by disciplining are making a big mistake.