Observant-ADHD-ENFP-BSc
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Yes, I agree @FunkyMonkey ... I'm willing to bet he has had many behavior problems and reports before now. The trend, as I'm seeing (former preschool teacher, have my own day care now, and keep in touch with preschool workers & ECE's) seems to be kids feeling like they "rule the roost" and discipline problems get poo-pooed, swept under the rug, teachers get hit, spit on, cursed at, etc. One complaint I hear also is parents expect the schools to deal with the behavior problems. However, many times, no real consequences are carried out at school or home. Then, the issues only get bigger and more severe.
I want to clarify first I AM NOT advocating physical punishment, one little bit.Weren't these kids who were shipped off to "reform school" back in the olden days?
These two posts made me think. Even when I was in school (80's and 90's), problem children were not allowed to do what they wanted. There were punishments. Also, a one-on-one teacher's assistant or SERT would shadow said child for the day. The one-on-one still happens, as far as I know, here in Canada.
But teachers and parents now have a lot of legal implications as regards to punishment now.
*I am not advocating physical punishment or justifying it; it is purely an observation*
I was spanked when I was rude at home or misbehaved. Many of my peers were; also, some were even punished with belts, slippers, or wooden spoons. As well as non-physical punishments like being grounded, no treats, no TV, etc.
The laws and rights of children have been upgraded significantly since the 90s, and I fear that parents are scared to punish their children; I do not mean physically but non-physically. There have been cases of children who have had their video games are taken away, and they have run away and found frozen to death, and I think I read of a child who shot his mother for taking a video game away. Not just these extreme examples, but I feel parents are perplexed as to what they should and can do. This can only lead to children who basically can do what they want.
JMO, and again I am NOT advocating physical punishment.