God Centered Dad

   I want to tell you about a trick that I put to use when my children were very young. This is something that I still put to practice with any dog that I may get as a puppy, in particular, as it is a way to establish my dominance over them. This is not a fear based dominance, but it is simply asserting the understanding upon that which is in my domain that I expect obedience and recognition as the dominant force. When dealing with children, I refer to it as "breaking their will". Though that is an unfortunate moniker for it as it is not entirely accurate, it is the best way that I have come up with to refer to it. To be very clear, when using this on children, it is not my desire to make a completely compliant person who bows to my every whim regardless of their own desires. There is a difference between being obedient and being compliant. I expect obedience from my young children when they are instructed to go to bed, clean up their toys, come with me, et cetera; what I do ...