What's The Matter With Kids Today?

I have a situation to discuss with you dear readers.

How many of you have kids?

Me, I have a 10 year old who thinks his is at least 19. For some reason he feels that whenever me and my husband are having a conversation, he should contribute. Or he is old enough to decide how he wants to spend his free time.

Now, I am from the old school of whopping a child's a** when they get out of line, but do spankings really work. I think not. We spank, he cries, then he does it again the next day.

So I ask, what to do?

My husband thinks harder spankings would work, but he spanks, he cries, he does it again. We have also tried punishment. Not any of that "time out" stuff, he just stands in the corner and falls asleep. But we use no tv, no PSP, no toys punishment. My son was on punishment for over two months, not to long ago. And here we are right back we we started, with him on punishment AGAIN!!!

So I ask again, what works?!?!?

Here are some links I have found to people who think they know, what do you think?

Getting Kids to Cooperate

Got Bad Kids?

Good Kids, Bad Behavior