A new survey by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital reveals that 25% of parents have used Santa or the threat of no gifts to address misbehavior. Other findings:
- half of parents sometimes use incentives or bribery to encourage good behavior
- 31% of parents are apprehensive about disciplining their children in public for fear of tantrums
- 40% of parents believe their disciplinary techniques are highly successful, while 57% feel they’re only somewhat effective