This is how I handled my learning disabled child. She was fery difficult to handle. I was taught by a child behaviorist to do an over kill. Example: she threw soda all over my kitchen floor in a rage. So I took her by the hand, put a rag in her hand, and while my hand was on hers made her clean up the floor. My kitchen floor was pretty small area. Maybe 4ft by 12 ft? I'm not to good with size, small anyway. Together we scrubbed that floor for about half an hour, she was probably 6 at the time. When we finished, she never did anything like that again. She would on purpose pee her pants if you put her time out. So, we would scrub the chair for about 20 minutes. She learned pretty quickly.
With these kids, I'd make them work for free for the city or a business. One hour for every dollar stolen. If they are going to school, to bad, they can spend their weekends working. I don't care if they are 11 years old. Give the parents a choice, either make their kids do this and do a good job, or lose some of their welfare until it's paid for. If they don't have enough food stamps, to bad. Give them some government cheese and peanut butter.
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06/26/2011 11:18:18 AM PDT by
MsLady
(Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
“I’d make them work for free for the city or a business.”
Unfortunately, that might be construed by some legal eagle as “slavery”;)
...my learning disabled child....threw soda all over my kitchen floor in a rage. So I... put a rag in her hand, and... we scrubbed that floor for about half an hour, she was probably 6 at the time. When we finished, she never did anything like that again. Provided it is done matter-of-factly or even with humor and affection, that is absolutely brilliant. Great job, mom!