GMU bunny, we must be related. My mom's threat of "Do we need to go to the ladies' room?" was enough! My sister and I knew better than to scream, cry, run around, etc. And as I said previously, I wasn't spanked very often. Neither was my sister. All it takes is establishing very early on "I am your mom/dad, you will listen to me, you know what I expect, so do it." I'm sure that establishing this isn't easy, but neither is having a bratty kid.
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