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Punishing A Child By Having Them Hold A Sign In Public Must Work It's Happened Again

Rod Prahin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:58:03 +0000

Have the parents gone to far? A Florida couple who punished their 13-year-old daughter by making her hold an embarrassing sign at the side of the road said the punishment was a last resort. Gentry and Renee Nickell said their teenage daughter’s behavior had become increasingly worse since Renee’s brother was killed in Afghanistan in [...]

Dad Catches Daughter Breaking Curfew – Makes Her Wear Shirt With His Photo

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:57:16 +0000

We’re seeing more and more stories these days about parents who come up with wonderfully embarrassing punishments for their teenage kids, instead of the old standards like grounding them or taking away their phones. That’s because some of these new tactics actually work! We don’t have a ton of info on this one, because it’s [...]

School's Punishment for Fighting — Holding Hands

J. Patrick — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:04:26 +0000

Okay guys, take your choice. For your punishment for fighting, you choose to be suspended for nine days OR hold hands in front of everybody. Not much of a choice, but the school is now getting calls on it.

Judge Punishes Teen By Having Her Ponytail Chopped Off – Is It Fair?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:00:42 +0000

You’ve certainly heard of “an eye for an eye,” but what about a ponytail for a ponytail? In a strange criminal trial that was recently adjudicated in Utah, 13-year-old Kaytlen Lopan stood accused of the confusing crime of befriending a 3-year-old she met at a McDonald’s and then cutting off her ponytail right then and there. Kaytlen admitted [...]