I was awful at times when I was a kid...Apparently nothing really worked.
I even was spanked once, and just to ensure it would not happen again I laughed at my dad when he spanked me then promptly went around telling people my father beat me with a board filled with nails just so he would not do it again...Not exactly the model child to try and discipline.
The one thing that always worked however, accoding to my mom, was to take away my Cabbage Patch Kid Nelli. She was my version of the security blanket, and I would do literally anything to get her back...
I think a lot of people do this, and I am not a parent so I do not know if it is good or bad, but it is obvious you are a loving and caring mom so I would not beat yourself up over it. |