Punishment
Results 21-30 from 7,156 articles
Punishment for Pretty Pictures????
Asked by L.S. from Philadelphia
on April 16, 2008
-
How do you handle punishment when your 4 & 5 year old proudly come up and grab you by the hand to lead you to their master piece of beautiful pictures scratched into t...
Answers
- My five year old son cleaned the snow off of my new car with a broom that had a metal piece sticking out. Well, the hood of my new car looked like some modern art subj...
- Totally understanding the frustration, I would say that at that age they have no idea what they truely have done. My 4 yr old daughter has written or drawn on things ...
- First of all I would like to applaud you for having the stamina to hold off on the punishment to ask for advice first. If I could hand you a glass of wine through the...
What Is Your Desired Result from a Punishment?
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on June 5, 2011
-
With so many different types of punishments and so many theories out there i was just curious the result you like to see with a punishment.
Do you want the undesire...
Answers
- Interesting questions. I'm wondering what cross-section of answers you'll get of the mamapedia community. Because there always seems to be at least one "beat it out of...
- The best teacher I ever had was my english teacher junior year of high school. On the first day of class he yelled, threw things, called us morons who don't know how ...
- Yes. No, I would rather have understanding accompany it. No--never. No! Yes, if applicable. Absolutely. No--what's that helping beside momentary satisfaction? ...
Appropriate Punishment for Teen Son
Asked by C.R. from Columbus
on October 5, 2009
-
Hello,
I've just been notified that my 13 year old is missing assignments at school again! This has been a struggle ever since middle school started. I'm trying to d...
Answers
- I had the teachers send me personally a list of assignments that were due for the week on Monday. I sat him down at the dining table and made sure there was no radio,...
- I've raised 3 kids, youngest now a freshman in college. I told them it was up to them to do their homework and study and if they didn't do the work, but could still ge...
- Welcome to the teen years. With 4 kids I'm sure you have realized long ago that they are each different. Middle school is about trying to "fit-in" - to be like everyo...
JFF: Tastes like Punishment
Asked by H.W. from Portland
on May 22, 2013
-
Today I thought I would do a fun thing and make blueberry muffins. I tried a new recipe from Joy of Cooking for some reduced-fat muffins, followed it to a tee, and wou...
Answers
- We use movie or book quotes also. We also say "As you wish" (Princess Bride) "42" (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) I love "Something vexes thee?" going to steal ...
- One night after many, many, many nights of colic, I stayed up till 2am trying to get my 2 mth old to sleep. I HAD to get some sleep. I woke up my engineer H to say tak...
- Love your phrase! I will have to remember that. My husband and I ate in a little café in Hawaii. He ordered a glass of lemongrass tea which he didn't care for. I ...
What Do You Think of Corporal Punishment in Schools?
Asked by S.E. from Houston
on August 6, 2008
-
I've spent most of the summer seeking a quality pre-school for my son, and recently came across the website of a Christian private school close to where I work. I was...
Answers
- Do YOU agree with following the "scriptural admonition" in correcting your child? What is the "proper and reasonable" rules and procedures? Do they allow for the nor...
- In general, if you send your child to a school that utilizes corporal punishment, you CAN "opt out" of it. I have signed a form in the past (can't recall if it was th...
- Just reading it upsets me! I would never tolerate that anyone hit my child to correct him! Time outs works fine with him. I find that terrible.
Appropriate Punishment for Teenager
Asked by T.B. from Eau Claire
on June 5, 2008
-
My daughter will be 13 next weekend. She pulled a stunt today that deserves punishment, however we are unsure of what to do. She had permission to walk the mile home...
Answers
- Since you are asking what an appropriate punishment is, I'm assuming she doesn't get into trouble much. If this is the case, I wouldn't punish her for this 1 incident....
- Remember, she is your oldest. If her grades are slipping, her chores aren't being done. There just might be more going on than what she's telling you. How you handl...
- Hi T. -- Did you make it clear to your daughter that she was supposed to come directly home when school was over? That she must call if she wouldn't be home by a certa...
Punishment Advice Needed
Asked by A.G. from New York
on July 23, 2010
-
I just found out that my nine-year-old son was misbehaving on a trip with his camp (again). As a result, he has lost the privilege of going on the next trip. This is...
Answers
- I may be playing devil's advocate here, but I don't think that you should exclude your son in the trip. I also have a 9 year old (gir) and I know that it would absolut...
- I must say this is a tough subject, but none the less. When we punish, we should explain to the child why they are being punished and follow through with the punishing...
- As a mom, of a young teen, I would stick to the plan of withholding the weekend trip. It should teach him the consequences of poor behavior is loss of privileges. What...
When to Make an Exception During Punishment?
Asked by R.S. from San Antonio
on August 2, 2010
-
My 5 year old son is currently on day 3 of a week with no TV or video games. He bit his sister not 2 hours after being told if he did it again there would be no TV fo...
Answers
- Mom, I would stick to the punishment since you set it. I teach young children his age and do think wthholding TV for 7 days for a 5 yr old is too lengthy, but you are...
- Stay with the discipline!! And next time set the discipline with something that might be more appropriate for a 5 yr old and something that works better for you. If ...
- For me it would depend... how badly to you NOT want him to start faking being sick when he gets in trouble the next time? Kid's minds are amazing. He won't do it on...
Punishment for Misbehaving at School
Asked by C.L. from Charlottesville
on January 24, 2011
-
My 8 year old son came home from school today with a disciplinary note from his teacher saying he was being disrespectful toward her, he told another student to throw ...
Answers
- I think you are doing fine. Maybe put a little more fear in him like the next time he does it, you'll have him write a letter to the teacher and the whole class and a...
- What you're doing sounds perfect to me.
- If this is so out of the norm for him, talk to him and find out why. He might have something really major going on and you may not have realized it. So taking away all...
Punishment... I Think I Messed Up....
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on April 29, 2011
-
My 5 year old was caught swiping Easter candy, hiding the wrappers, and then she LIED about it.... so she's grounded this weekend. No TV, no friends, no fun. My 7 year...
Answers
- When I want to minimally punish my daughter - it's no TV for 2 days. When I want to REALLY punish her, it's no computer. She only gets computer time on the weekends ...
- Maybe you could give them a choice... they can enjoy 1/2 of the party (let them sit in their rooms for the first half) if they want to be grounded an extra week... OR ...
- I would give them a reprieve for the 2 hours of the party, then right back to being grounded.
