Child Punishment

Have you ever scolded your child and he or she grins at you? Often this "smart" look makes parent's overreact. A child will try to pretend their misbehavior is a joke or funny and will grin to try to lighten the moment. Their tension and fear shows in their face and the grin can look maniacal. Never spank or punish a child because they grin or giggle at you out of nervousness. Time out (for the number of minutes a child is old) is the good parent way to go.


MOLLY BARROW, PH.D.

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Dr. Molly Barrow holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is the author of Matchlines for Singles, Matchline for Couples, and Malia and Teacup: Awesome African Adventure and Malia and Teacup: Out on a Limb. As an authority on relationship and psychological topics,Dr. Barrow is a member of the American Psychological Association, Screen Actors Guild, and Authors Guild and is a licensed mental health counselor. Dr. Molly has appeared as an expert in the film, My Suicide, documentaries Ready to Explode and KTLA Impact, NBC news, PBS In Focus, WBZT talk radio, and in O Magazine, Psychology Today, Newsday, New York Times, CNN, The Nest, MSN.com, Yahoo, Match.com, Women's Health, Harvard Business School, Women's World, has a radio show on blogtalkradio.com and is a columnist for Menstuff.org.