I don’t know if I consider using hot sauce abuse, but I certainly think it is unkind and not something I would do to my children. As parents, our job is to teach our children life lessons, including how to be kind and compassionate people, which we aren’t doing if we choose to issue lessons with physical discomfort. As a rule, I believe in thinking about how you would like to be treated, and only choosing consequences that you know you wouldn’t feel violated or humiliated if you had to experience it yourself.
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