Parents Force Girl to Hold Sign as Punishment for Being Disrespectful. Tough Love or Too Much?
Worried about their 13-year-old daughter's increasingly disrespectful behavior, Gentry and Renee Nickell of Crestview, Florida, decided to make her punishment humiliating and public. On Saturday, the teen (whose name has not been released) spent 90 minutes standing at a busy intersection with a hand-written sign describing her sins.
It read: "I’m a self-entitled teenager w/no respect for authority. I’m also super smart, yet I have 3 'D’s' because I DON’T CARE."
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I think it's a sign of desperation. I don't like the idea of humiliating a child. It might depend on the child, of course, but if a parent has to resort to public humiliation? IMO, they failed a long time ago.
I think it's a sign of desperation. I don't like the idea of humiliating a child. It might depend on the child, of course, but if a parent has to resort to public humiliation? IMO, they failed a long time ago.
I would prefer that she stood on the same corner holding a sign saying, "My Mom & Dad Suck At Parenting."
If you have to resort to public shaming for your child you've lost control. The child at that point is the manifestation of your lack of parenting skills.
I disagree. Children "expressing themselves" had gone way to far in this country. Humility is one of the best traits a child can carry with them into adulthood. Without it they are nothing more than juveniles in adult bodies that need sponge off Mom and Dad until they are 35.
That's what I was going to say. I don't see how public humiliation teaches what needs to be taught.
Parents Force Girl to Hold Sign as Punishment for Being Disrespectful. Tough Love or Too Much?
Worried about their 13-year-old daughter's increasingly disrespectful behavior, Gentry and Renee Nickell of Crestview, Florida, decided to make her punishment humiliating and public. On Saturday, the teen (whose name has not been released) spent 90 minutes standing at a busy intersection with a hand-written sign describing her sins.
It read: "I’m a self-entitled teenager w/no respect for authority. I’m also super smart, yet I have 3 'D’s' because I DON’T CARE."
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Who do you think is to blame when a 35-year-old is sponging off mom and dad??
Humility and humiliation are two different things.
I've never been one who considers public humiliation a good teaching tool. The parents weren't too harsh, just not terribly smart or inventive.
Humility comes from humiliation and how to cope with disappointment. Many school shootings are the result of kids that have never been taught to cope.
Humility doesn't come from humiliation. It comes from a sense of appreciation...a sense that one is blessed to have what one has...being humble...modest. It doesn't come from wearing a banana suit on Madison Avenue. You're off base here.
My son totaled his truck when he was 16. No one was hurt thank God but he didn't think he should be punished. I put his little ass on the bus for 6 months and he not only never had another wreck but he never got a ticket or into much trouble. It was the best punishment I ever gave him.
I don't think it was too far at all. Depending on what she did, I probably would have grounded her ass, cut her off from the world when not in school, and removed her ability to use the internet, phone, tv, and even radio. But for some, that's going too far as well. If she did something extreme like call her mom a bitch, or something, she'd get a ****ing slap across wherever the belt landed.
Perfect - no one but your son and perhaps his friends knew he was being punished in this manner and he wasn't subjected to ridicule. Teaching children that choices have real life consequences is one of the most valuable lessons a parent can teach a child.
I do not believe that you can teach a child respect by showing her disrespect.
I don't think so. She humiliated her parents numerous times after being asked to stop through various forms of punishments and talks. I was one of those kids as well. I laughed at talks and standing in the corner. Humility comes from handling disappointment. Kids NEVER told a teacher to **** off or kiss their ass when I was in school, now teachers call that routine. Kids today think they are untouchable and can't be held accountable for anything and that is sad in itself.
Parents Force Girl to Hold Sign as Punishment for Being Disrespectful. Tough Love or Too Much?
Worried about their 13-year-old daughter's increasingly disrespectful behavior, Gentry and Renee Nickell of Crestview, Florida, decided to make her punishment humiliating and public. On Saturday, the teen (whose name has not been released) spent 90 minutes standing at a busy intersection with a hand-written sign describing her sins.
It read: "I’m a self-entitled teenager w/no respect for authority. I’m also super smart, yet I have 3 'D’s' because I DON’T CARE."
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