Worked for me. I now have a secure young adult who's as well adapted as anybody I've seen. Come to think of it, I never got punished much as a kid myself, unle

Worked for me. I now have a secure young adult who's as well adapted as anybody I've seen. Come to think of it, I never got punished much as a kid myself, unless you count lectures. Did OK. Sorry about your cycle of authoritarianism there.