Grounding your kids?

CaligulaPolk
CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
How do you punish your teenager kids?

My girl was bad (kicked me) and i grounded her to remain in her room for 2 days, no tv, no ipod, no phone calls or friends.

only to remain in room and read books...

i was wondering what do you do when you punish your kids... ideas would give me to punish next time
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    I have 3 kids 20, 14, & 11. Never had to spank or ground my kids really. The worst thing my Wife and I could do was to let our kids know how much they disappointed us when they screwed up and they responded accordingly. As for other issues, as soon as they know they really pissed me off, they usually re-think the current situation whatever the case may be.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    I always got grounded and it sucked big time but I'm not really sure that it made a difference. It certainly was torturous while I was grounded but I can't think of a time I thought oh no if I do that I'll be grounded. I'd say try it out and see how your kids react to it but I definitely agree with Knucklehead, the disappointment factors much more heavily. I remember stopping to think about things if I knew my parents would be disappointed. Being grounded usually made me mad even though I was in the wrong but feeling like I had upset or disappointed my parents would eat at me and make me feel much worse.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2009
    Well did you kick her back?

    I would never ground a kid, at least not in a lightning storm. :)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2009
    I think a good a$$ chewing can be better than a punishment any day. Then again I really know how to chew it since being in the Corps. A time out is indeed a good way to go, take the things that really matter most. So you're off to a good start, no media (PC,TV, Games, Ipod, Iphone, etc) is a good start. Demand an apology as well then reconsider giving things back a few days/weeks later.

    On another note hope you did'nt get kicked in the shin, damn that hurts.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,238
    edited August 2009
    I prefer at least 1/0 stranded copper...

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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2009
    madmax wrote: »
    Well did you kick her back?

    I would never ground a kid, at least not in a lightning storm. :)
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  • Zeros
    Zeros Posts: 940
    edited August 2009
    My one daughter is 2 and a half, so she goes in the corner. The other is 6 months old so I don't have to worry about her...yet.
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    ive let her slip punishment before, not this time, its enough!!! Time for her to learn something here.

    I ve been grounded a lot, remainedm y room and it was effective for me. I only let her read books becuz its good for her to read. My family discplined me.

    she said she wont do this again and was sorry. She knows i mean business this time



    NO I DIDNT KICK HER BACK!
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited August 2009
    I had success with giving kids a choice of punishment. What do you think is fair I would say and let them choose.
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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited August 2009
    Grounding your kids?

    They really shouldn't need to be grounded unless code requires it. If so, don't use the white wire, use the copper wire. And make sure it's tied into the bus bar in the panel.

    Cheers, eh? :eek::eek::eek: Chris
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2009
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »


    NO I DIDNT KICK HER BACK!

    Ha ha, just kidding obviously. I never got sent to my room because with all the stereo stuff and other toys in there it was known that I would have too good of a time. :D
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    One of my friends would get grounded and then was forced to live on the couch in the living room with no privacy and no stuff. Some other friends used to get their door taken off their bedroom so they didn't have any privacy. Luckily my parents weren't that cruel, or I didn't screw up bad enough for them to do that.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2009
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    ive let her slip punishment before, not this time, its enough!!! Time for her to learn something here.

    I ve been grounded a lot, remainedm y room and it was effective for me. I only let her read books becuz its good for her to read. My family discplined me.

    she said she wont do this again and was sorry. She knows i mean business this time



    NO I DIDNT KICK HER BACK!
    I guess you are on the right path however, consistency is the secret. The rules are the rules and can not be bent according to your mood. I can recall making sure my boys wouldn't see my face (big smile) when on some occasions my mood wouldn't care so much about the rule, it was the same ruling and had to be abided by despite my better moods. Kids need directions and if thoses directions has swings, it can be very confusing for them. Being grounded in their room usually has good results from my personnal experience (as a kid and as a father... let's see if I'll have success as a grand father now... totally new ball game).

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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited August 2009
    When my son was little, time outs were pretty effective. But once he hit 8 or so, he would lose his favorite things things for a certain length of time. One time when he faked being sick and admitted it about noon that day he spent the afternoon cleaning out weeds and raking the rock next to the driveway. When his friends came home from school and saw him, he had to tell them why he was doing it.

    As a teenager, he was grounded once for 2 weeks, w/out the video game machine, thankfully, he sulked quietly. But the best consequence is once they get to drive, taking away the car keys was a death sentence in his mind the two times it happened.
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  • DeusExa
    DeusExa Posts: 491
    edited August 2009
    I'm glad my parents aren't frequenters here...
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2009
    what's that really old saying? spare the rod, spoil the child..

    take away her favorite thing in the world for a week or more.

    kind of like us adults here.. would you want to be without your favorite stereo or turntable or Iphone for a week or more?
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