Punishments suck. They suck for our kids and they suck for us to give them.  I felt that the punishments I was bestowing onto my daughters were just purges for me where I got to vomit out my frustrations in the heat of the moment. It was a crappy feeling that did not solve the problem in the long-run. They are short-term solutions and they made me feel disconnected from myself and my children. At the beginning of my parenting journey with my eldest, I would sometimes complain about her “misbehaviors” to family members or close friends seeking some type of advice or maybe insight. I was always met with…