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This kid needed a SERIOUS spanking. Possibly two.
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OK so a 10 year old boy fights with mom over having to go to bed. Simple enough. He can go to bed with a sore bottom, right? Wrong.

Then he threatens to call the police! Mom says, "Go right ahead." The boy dials 911 and the police come to the house to help mom deal with it.

Here's the article -
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/...id-bedtime

OK I have a problem with this. First off, I question whether or not mom is going to actually follow through on 2 weeks worth of grounding for a 10 year old. Personally I think that is unfair to both of them. It is not uncommon for parents to give up on enforcing long drawn out punishments because it is unfair to the whole family and leads to more resentment from the child than if a quick punishment is administered - done and over with.

In my opinion, it would actually have been kinder to young master Dan if mom simply pulled him over her lap for a long session of kick and cry. He broke the law!

Actually, she could have prevented the whole 911 thing entirely if she had given him a mild but firm spanking and sent him to bed before it even got that far.

Just my opinion of course. Blush
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(08-01-2013, 10:16 PM)Michael Wrote: OK so a 10 year old boy fights with mom over having to go to bed. Simple enough. He can go to bed with a sore bottom, right? Wrong.

Then he threatens to call the police! Mom says, "Go right ahead." The boy dials 911 and the police come to the house to help mom deal with it.

Here's the article -
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/...id-bedtime

OK I have a problem with this. First off, I question whether or not mom is going to actually follow through on 2 weeks worth of grounding for a 10 year old. Personally I think that is unfair to both of them. It is not uncommon for parents to give up on enforcing long drawn out punishments because it is unfair to the whole family and leads to more resentment from the child than if a quick punishment is administered - done and over with.

In my opinion, it would actually have been kinder to young master Dan if mom simply pulled him over her lap for a long session of kick and cry. He broke the law!

Actually, she could have prevented the whole 911 thing entirely if she had given him a mild but firm spanking and sent him to bed before it even got that far.

Just my opinion of course. Blush

I agree with you on a couple of points. One, speaking from experience of trying grounding as a punishment, it did not go over well in this house for anyone, especially if it was going to be for more than a few days.

Secondly, obviously what the boy did was wrong. He apparently thought he was being "cute" by threatening to call 911. I am glad that the Police came out and gave him a lecture on why calling 911 for non-emergency reasons is against the law, I am sure that put some fear into him.

It strikes me though that had "Mom" spanked his behind, he would have called 911 about that as well, which could have resulted in some serious issues for "Mom," even though she was parenting. Personally, I would have let the Police come to the house like they did, and told them that his antics were going to result in him getting a spanking, and then see how the Police react to the comment. If they approved, I'd have gone for it.
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(08-02-2013, 01:28 AM)Nicktxdad Wrote: It strikes me though that had "Mom" spanked his behind, he would have called 911 about that as well, which could have resulted in some serious issues for "Mom," even though she was parenting. Personally, I would have let the Police come to the house like they did, and told them that his antics were going to result in him getting a spanking, and then see how the Police react to the comment. If they approved, I'd have gone for it.

Very interesting point Nick. I didn't really think of that. I think you are absolutely right!
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I agree. He needs a serious learning experience.
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I only agree with grounding for older kids if it is a natural consequence. For example: not coming home on time would mean you miss the privilege of not going out with your friends for a couple of nights. Mum should not of allowed her son to call 911. The police have other more important things to do than respond to a kid who is out of control of his parents.
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(08-03-2014, 01:32 PM)Garth Wrote: I only agree with grounding for older kids if it is a natural consequence. For example: not coming home on time would mean you miss the privilege of not going out with your friends for a couple of nights. Mum should not of allowed her son to call 911. The police have other more important things to do than respond to a kid who is out of control of his parents.

Well said. What amounts to a false alarm can have dangerous consequences for someone with a real emergency.
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I agree. The back of a hairbrush would do a lot of good in this case.
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