re: Discipline Mistakes Most Parents Make

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When we count to three, we cause our children to get into the habit of delayed obedience Delayed obedience is disobedience. Counting to three encourages them to put off obeying until absolutely necessary.

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No it doesn't

My parents rarely had to use this method, but as soon as my dad said "One" I immediately stopped whatever I was doing as I knew he was serious.

If he got to "two" it was because I wasn't moving fast enough. And there never was a "three"