08-01-2013, 10:16 PM
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.
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.
MICHAEL
Dad of 3 boys - Michael (19), Andrew (15), Daniel (13) and mentor to 1 boy - Jonathan (13)
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