In the neighborhood I grew up in, it was perfectly acceptable for one
mom or dad on the block to disipline any kid from the block that was
not behaving. If the kid went crying back home, he/she usually got a
whollop from mom or dad. Kids were expected to behave and all adults
were expected to be sure they did.
Larry
Quoting Robert Bruce Evans <b-evans@earthlink.net>:
> Elijah.ManWell wrote: "An officers job is to uphold the law. Not
> discipline children or anyone else."
> By the snot-nosed comments, the kid was not disciplined by his
> parents. So, whose job is it to discipline a child? Face it,
> today's parents are acting increasingly lazy or irresponsible when
> it comes to many aspects of raising a child, and want someone else
> to do the job for them. When it comes to discipline these parents
> usually see it eventually being meted out by prisons.
> I can remember my uncle, who was a cop in the 1930's and 1940's,
> telling of taking smart assed kids at night, handcuffing them to a
> light pole, and coming back for them the next morning. My, how
> those kids learned quickly how to behave in public, and show respect
> for others! And grew up to be good, decent, responsible citizens.
> BE
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Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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