Most people think it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control kids when they have one of ‘those moments.’
One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk. It works even better with Beijing taxis.
Some say it’s the vibration from the car, others say it’s the time away from any distractions such as TV, Video Games, Computer, iPod, etc.
Either way, kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together. Eye to eye contact helps a lot too. Sometimes a bit difficult as often Beijing taxis have dirty windshields (I fail to understand how they can drive with that).
I’ve included a photo below of one of our sessions with a kid who tried to dismantle my model airplanes, in case you would like to use the technique. It also works well with the “Small Emperors” over here.
