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5th July 2013

How would a parent punish an anti-social child?

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Question by Too Much Pressure!! AAARG!!!: How would a parent punish an anti-social child?
Lets say that this child is 14 or 15, and doesn’t have any friends, obviously has no girlfriend/boyfriend, goes straight home after school (or maybe after a club) and never spends any time someplace outside of school and home without his/her parents forcing him/her to go there (so this child needs no curfew). The child has no cell phone and doesn’t like video games (doesn’t go on the internet except to help with homework). The child never watches tv either. So basically, all the child does is read books (study), eat, and sleep. The child criticized (using nasty language) his/her parents’ behavior so now the parents want to punish him/her. How on earth would they do this?

Best answer:

Answer by actual_me
Make them spend time with you.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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1 On July 5th, 2013, Nat said:
Take away books. It’s pure torture.

posted on July 5th, 2013 at 1:49 am
2 On July 5th, 2013, Mom to 3 under 10 said:
Why does discipline always have to involve a punishment of taking something away?

It sounds to me like this child might be lonely and just had an outburst at the parents. Obviously, nasty language isn’t acceptable, but if this is a first-time offense, a simple conversation about appropriate ways to express your anger would be sufficient, IMO. If the teen was always using this kind of language, I might have him/her write either an apology letter to the parents or a paper that explains his/her point while using acceptable language.

If I were this child’s parents, I would be very concerned that the child was potentially being bullied or was depressed. Even shy, reserved people usually have a couple friends, so I’d try to find some kind of group where my child would fit in, whether that was with art, music, science, or some other type of activity.

posted on July 5th, 2013 at 1:52 am
3 On July 5th, 2013, sparky said:
Tell the kid that when they do something wrong they apologize sincerely, ask the other person if they are okay, and do something to make it right. Explain that he/she still needs to learn social skills which includes respecting parents.

Take away the book or have the child do a chore to show he/she is making it up to you, in order to get the book back.

In the future, you might consider a way to get more books that would encourage your child to be more active or involved with people. For example, going to library, volunteer activity, house projects or chores, as barter for spending money. Find something that fits, consider summer activities, clubs, music lessons.

posted on July 5th, 2013 at 2:51 am
4 On July 5th, 2013, LadyCatherine said:
make her do something.. like the other poster said.. punishment does not always have to be taking something away..

make her volunteer in at the hospital or old age home for a month. find a neighbor with little kids and make her help. or wash their car or clean out their (or yours) garage..

posted on July 5th, 2013 at 3:30 am
5 On July 5th, 2013, Ista said:
lol, as a teen, my parents took away my books, and my library card. That was worse than any grounding, beating, additional chores, etc that they could have dreamed of.

But in addition to that, there’s additional chores, writing sentences, writing a thought provoking essay, community service, etc. Once you start thinking outside the box, it really isn’t that hard to do.

posted on July 5th, 2013 at 4:18 am
6 On July 5th, 2013, jimrich said:
By seeing a psychologist of counselor to learn exactly how and why they (the parents) have done such a horrible job of parenting and causing this offensive behavior from their child.

posted on July 5th, 2013 at 4:57 am