[martin_fierro]

Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage. He said rewarding positive behavior is more effective.
"The trick is to catch them being good," he said. "It sounds like this mother has not had a chance to catch her child being good or is so upset over seeing her be bad, that's where the focus is."

Mom knows her daughter better than you, Perfesser. STFU.

[conservativewasp]

"Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage."

FU!

[rdb3]

In fact, Henderson has seen a turnaround in her daughter's behavior in the past week and a half. But the punishment prompted letters and calls to talk radio from people either praising the woman or blasting her for publicly humiliating her daughter.

I won't tell you all what I've heard, just what I know. Public humiliation works!

[motormouth]

"But the report was forwarded to the state Department of Human Services. "


Oh, Please, DHS cant see "true" abuse when its staring them in the face, nevermind, a possible "psychological" abuse case. There are children in their system that they cant seem to help, or protect, but they are willing to rush to the aide of a girl whose mother may have not handled the situation perfectly, but at least cared enough to try something... Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

MM

[trisham]

While Henderson stood next to her daughter at the intersection, a passing motorist called police with a report of psychological abuse, and an Oklahoma City police officer took a report

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The number of people who are eager to interfere in the lives of others appears to be limitless.

[colorcountry]

It's called "tough love." Try it, it works, professor.....

[PaulaB]

I agree with this mother.
Good for her for showing her daughter
her rebellion will get her squat!!!! My dad always told me

"Michelle..no one is going to support you
and your ideas..so get your butt out there
and make something of yourself so you don't
have to listen to me lecture you the rest of your life"

It worked

Thanks Dad for kicking my butt!!!!

[codyjacksmom]

Way to go to the mom. At first I thought, from the headline, that she was going to show her daughter what it's like to be a hooker. The work for food sign is much better! LOL

[Paul C. Jesup]

Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter's poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson.She made Coretha stand at a busy Oklahoma City intersection Nov. 4 with a cardboard sign that read: "I don't do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food."

This idea could seriously backfire and lead the girl to a life of prostitution.

[twin2]

too funny ping!

[Clemenza]

Also known as "The Scarlet Letter Treatment":

[brytlea]

Donald Wertlieb, a professor of child development at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University, warned that such punishment could do extreme emotional damage. He said rewarding positive behavior is more effective. "The trick is to catch them being good,"

Of course, you should reward positive behavior, however, there is often a reward in the bad behavior itself. For instance, not doing your homework gives you the reward of more time and of avoiding something you don't like. So, if the parent just ignores it, or even reminds the child to do it, this may well not work. Punishment, especially punishment that fits the crime can be quite effective.

Howcome we even listen to these goobers?

susie

[theFIRMbss]

>She made Coretha stand at a busy Oklahoma City intersection Nov. 4 with a cardboard sign that read: "I don't do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food."

Maybe instead of
suspending naughty Freepers,
Jim should make them post

with tagline like,
"I've been BAD and my account
is under review . . ."

Then we could taunt them
and see if they can learn some
restraint in their posts . . .

[B4Ranch]

Tasha Henderson, a 34-year-old mother of three. Coretha, "I don't do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food."

Where is the FATHER/HUSBAND?

[Ghengis]

I thought Hillary and the Children Defense Fund said, "Children should have a right to be permitted to decide their own futures if they are competent."

What's with this mother intruding upon her child's rights?
/sarcasm