That is not modern parenting. The government is supposed to take care of the
kids through the public school system. It's their responsibility to take
that wild animal of yours and turn them into an upstanding democrat.

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I bought a wooden coffee table and now have a 1 year old who loves to
beat on it.

So teach her not to do that.

A family is not supposed to be a democracy. It's supposed to be a
benevolent
dictatorship, with the parents in charge -- and if you don't learn to
control
her behavior REAL SOON, and teach her to respect and obey you and your
wife,
you're going to have some MAJOR problems down the road. If, a dozen years
from
now, you find yourself with a mouthy, rebellious 13-year-old, you
shouldn't
wonder why. The seeds are being sown right now.

The parents are supposed to be in charge. You're not. Fix that problem
first,
and the coffee table problem will take care of itself.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.