I hope this person dies sad and alone. What a horrible way to treat a kid. A "friend"... Not surprising.
That's horrible. It's good that the kid turned out ok (or at least you say so) but most kids would be scarred for life if they were treated like a prisoner in their childhood.
Maybe you could learn plot structure or research skills and get an actual writing job instead of plastering garbage like this in every single conversation.
Are you saying my words don't resonate with a p*rn addicted, 35 year old virgin quick to dish out "life advice" over the internet?
Do exactly what you said you would do, even if you are now having second thoughts. Your child will respect you more if you do, and having their respect, and having them know that you mean what you say, is more important than a one-off social obligation. Be consistent. Few things are more important as a parent. Be consistent.
You need to read more carefully to avoid making yourself look foolish. It wasn't my parents that cage -- but rather a guy I know.
Yeah... There's discipline and then there's child abuse. Children are underdeveloped. If they understand what they did is wrong, that's enough but punishing them to the extremes and traumatizing them? That **** lasts into adulthood and beyond.
Agree with this. I don't think you're wrong to delay the start of the grounding until later, to do something else, or to start right away. As long as you do what you said you'd do. Never make a threat to a 7YO you're not prepared to carry out. They're much better poker players than you are.
I'm guessing you decided by now? what did you do? FWIW, I would have left her with a family member. There's no reason to punish everyone else.
just give her a well deserved sound spanking and move on with it. shes not gonna care that she ruined the day for everyone if shes already stealing and lying. in some twisted kids view (the same view that acts out for attention), having everyone's life be altered by her might even be a positive. if my kid steals and lies about it, he will get a beating and then we will have a conversation about it afterwards. no grounding though, i really dont want my kid to have an excuse to stay indoors lol
I feel blessed my kid hasn't done anything that justifies a big punishment. Heck, he just got straight A's. I tell my son the real life. You wanna be a bum not do your homework let's get you on the street right now. He has a rich man's taste so he knows what he needs to do. I tell him how I didn't have a father to be there for me.
