“There's a very fine line between spanking your kids and child abuse.”

You get into a debate with one of your classmates about whether you think it's OK for parents to punish their children by spanking them. You don't think it's a good form of punishment. You say:

There's a very fine line between spanking your kids and child abuse.

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“You are in SO much trouble.”

Your 14-year-old son took your car and drove it around your neighborhood. He got caught by the police, and how you've gone to the police station to pick him up. You are so angry, and you're going to punish him later when you get home. You say:

You are in SO much trouble.

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“Do we have an agreement?”

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Your teenage son has been misbehaving at school. You want him to start behaving better, so you tell him that if he behaves well at school, you'll let him get a new cell phone. But if he doesn't behave, he'll be punished. He seems to agree with that plan. You hold out your hand to shake hands with him, and ask:

So do we have an agreement?

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