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by JshWright 2556 days ago
I'm not skeptical of supernanny, I'm skeptical that simply changing the name from "timeout" to "naughty step" was the primary cause of any observed effect (rather that the whole slew of other, more meaningful, changes that were introduced at the same time)
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perception matters more than anything when it comes to dealing with kids(and most adults).