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Can’ get your kid off the PlayStation 3? Do what parents around the world have done for years…call 9-1-1. Before you laugh, the situation was very serious, the kid had also (allegedly) walked around the house “turning on lights.” This was definitely a mater for the police, maybe even a S.W.A.T. team.

Police say a frustrated Boston woman called 911 to say she couldn't get her 14-year-old son to stop playing video games and go to sleep. Police spokesman Officer Joe Zanoli said Monday the mother called for help around 2:30 a.m. Saturday to say that the teenager also walked around the house and turned on all the lights.
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I saw that the words "call 9-1-1" were underlined, and thus a link. My brain immediately responded, "Don't click on that! It'll call 911!"

Brain fail.

As for the Boston mother... Is it really that hard to take away the Playstation? Maybe hide the games? Disconnect the internet? Beat your kids?
 
Actuary said:
All this when a simple beating would accomplish the same thing...
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Just the other day sledding with my kids, I saw a mother and one of her son (12 year-ish) arguing and the son raising his sled up to his mother like he was going to smack her. Some of these kids have no respect for parental authority, so I don't think an ass whooping would have helped. If anything, the mother in this story would have had her ass whooped.
 
kids these days will call the cops on a parent if they beat this.

it is beyond ridic.

i'm never having them. expensive pieces of screaming turd making ... well shit.
 
I would have turned off the power to his bedroom at the circuit breaker.
 
lol she should of handled it like my father did way back when. He got so sick of my siblings and I fighting over the nintendo, he ripped it out of the back of the TV, threw it in the garbage and poured a glass of water into it (with us watching in horror) lol


he certainly ended the problem right then and there :D
 
How about taking away the console and making him earn it back? Have an attitude take away dinner, continue with the attitude take away the stereo, phone, TV......

Send him back to the dark ages with food and water and see how long that crap lasts.
 
Parenting FAIL, not really tech FAIL.

Here's an idea - turn off the PS3 and remove it from the situation. In fact, remove all electronics from his/her room and keep it out for a week or two or until they learn to respect their parents. Of course I'd advise other changes as well, such as putting locks on the kid's room, not giving them everything they want whenever they want it, making them earn allowance and items through chores/work and perhaps even (calmly) spanking them when things get out of control - to illustrate not that violence is okay but simply that our actions have consequences and they are not always pleasant.

Hooray for our society's 'empowerment' of children!
 
I have no sympathy for parents like that
you deserve all the headaches coming to you when you let your kids turn into spoiled brats
 
Orinthical said:
perhaps even (calmly) spanking them when things get out of control - to illustrate not that violence is okay but simply that our actions have consequences and they are not always pleasant.
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Eh, i dunno if Calmly would be the work for my dad breaking a wooden spoon over my rear when i was bad lol

But i learned my darn lesson thats for sure, actually, maybe i didn't
 
Or if you lived in a third word country, a beating with an extension cord... yea I got issues...
 
this was my kid they would of need the cops to take me off his ass. I whoop his ass with the belt till the oil came out of the belt. Damn kids have no respect at all. Time for beatings. Ever since cps (child protective services or what ever else is called in other states) took the power from the parents all this shit began.
 
k1pp3r said:
Eh, i dunno if Calmly would be the word for my dad breaking a wooden spoon over my rear when i was bad lol

But i learned my darn lesson thats for sure, actually, maybe i didn't
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I too have those types of memories and learned my lessons. My point was just to try and avoid doing it out of anger. :) If done in the spirit of correction and with your hand on the bum, spanking has a lot of value and contrary to popular belief, does not teach the child that violence is OK.

And to be clear for the PCers/"child advocates" who will undoubtedly show up: I don't believe in beating children nor striking them with any other object than your hand, where you can feel and control the strength which you are exerting. They are small and it doesn't take much to make them realize they've done something wrong; too much and you could hurt them. Being a parent I would never wish to hurt my child but I also believe that NOT correcting them leads to issues like this; where children are simply out of control brats who will grow up to simply continue that existence.
 
I've never had to move past spankings, though it was always the belt with me. My kids know there's a line they can't cross. Too bad there are so many shitty parents around. Our taxes are now paying for the 911 operator and the police to act as the discipline for this shitty parent? I think they need to have a visit from a social worker.
 
Orinthical said:
I too have those types of memories and learned my lessons. My point was just to try and avoid doing it out of anger. :) If done in the spirit of correction and with your hand on the bum, spanking has a lot of value and contrary to popular belief, does not teach the child that violence is OK.
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I agree 100%, spanking your child out of anger will result in more bad behavior, or your kid just ending up hating the world among other issues.

I believe in spanking, and my kids will likely be spanked, simply because they are mine and i know the pain in the butt i was growing up lol
 
the-one1 said:
Just the other day sledding with my kids, I saw a mother and one of her son (12 year-ish) arguing and the son raising his sled up to his mother like he was going to smack her. Some of these kids have no respect for parental authority, so I don't think an ass whooping would have helped. If anything, the mother in this story would have had her ass whooped.
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That's because the ass whippings didn't start early enough. You must ingrain in them early, that you can and will beat their ass anywhere for anything. My younger daughter knows that if she gives me or her mom lip she's going to get a smack in the rear or 5 across the eye depending on which end is closer at the time of transgression.

It has nothing to do with kids being disrespectful, it has to do with parents not teaching their kids respect.
 
snowden said:
I've never had to move past spankings, though it was always the belt with me. My kids know there's a line they can't cross. Too bad there are so many shitty parents around. Our taxes are now paying for the 911 operator and the police to act as the discipline for this shitty parent? I think they need to have a visit from a social worker.
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It's been going on longer than you thikn we just hear about it more. Watch COPS. Old episodes fro mthe late 80's early 90's and you'll see the same thing. Parents calling the cops because their children are out of control becaues the parent doesn't know how to be a parent. They think being friends with their children is better.
 
Lebowski said:
It has nothing to do with kids being disrespectful, it has to do with parents not teaching their kids respect.
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exactly

DISCIPLINE your kids

my parents were hard on my untill i graduated from HS, and i was on my own. Now i am very thankful they taught me respect and discipline in life.
 
Actuary said:
All this when a simple beating would accomplish the same thing...
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Well my parents struck fear in me at an early age. It's all about consistency when it comes to parenting. Children will pick up quickly on when a parent is changing their discipline techniques. My father only had to look at me and I knew what the end result would be if I didn't stop what I was doing. I only got disciplined maybe be 2-3 times a year but other kids needed a whooping every week.

The fear of getting a beating is greater than the beating itself.
If she struck fear in him earlier in his life, he would have put that game down without incident.
 
martin_nj said:
kids these days will call the cops on a parent if they beat this.

it is beyond ridic.

i'm never having them. expensive pieces of screaming turd making ... well shit.
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That's one way to look at it if you know you will fail as a parent.
 
And of course, it was reported the kid was playing GTA.

It sucks that parents have had their ability to scare the crap out of their kids taken away from them. That was one of the best parenting tools my parents used. I never got hit, but damn it sure felt like it was coming a few times.
 
My friends have a kid who threatens to call social services every time they try to get him off of his Nintendo games. It's gotten so bad that they call me every time they have a problem with him. So once I went over to their place and told the kid that I've been in jail and I'll make him my bitch and I don't care about the police. Ever since that time, when they have a problem with him, they just tell him "You don't want us to call Bezant now, do you?" :D
 
The kid was 14. Too old to spank and too young to punch.

Also, no mention of a father. Would most likely have been a non-story had a father been involved.
 
bezant said:
My friends have a kid who threatens to call social services every time they try to get him off of his Nintendo games. It's gotten so bad that they call me every time they have a problem with him. So once I went over to their place and told the kid that I've been in jail and I'll make him my bitch and I don't care about the police. Ever since that time, when they have a problem with him, they just tell him "You don't want us to call Bezant now, do you?" :D
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Comedy gold. You're their personal scared straight program. Dude I'd pay cash money to see one of your sessions. :D

"Hey this is Riftsaw. I told you what would happen if they had to call me over here again didn't I? Rift is here because he likes to watch."
 
We got soldiers acting as police, police acting as teachers and, teachers acting as babysitters. This crap has got to stop. It's been at least thirty years since the family model of two parents with one staying at home to run the house ended. We have yet to find a working alternative for a majority of American households.

We have always been a nation of innovators. We need to get off our ass and take responsibility for the future as our parents and grand parents did. They had a lot of failures but weren't afraid to try. Now we call 911?
 
So how long till we as a society realize that NOT spanking your kids should be labled as child abuse.
 
Riftsaw said:
Also, no mention of a father. Would most likely have been a non-story had a father been involved.
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Very good point.
I have one kid who's an angel, sweat to the bone, with no ill intent what so ever, and a devil for my second kid.
My devil kid knows that he can't do too much when I'm around or else he'll get sent to his room with nothing but a bed and books. He drives my wife crazy!
 
bezant said:
My friends have a kid who threatens to call social services every time they try to get him off of his Nintendo games. It's gotten so bad that they call me every time they have a problem with him. So once I went over to their place and told the kid that I've been in jail and I'll make him my bitch and I don't care about the police. Ever since that time, when they have a problem with him, they just tell him "You don't want us to call Bezant now, do you?" :D
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I know someone who did this. The kid now lives with foster parents because as a parent you have certain rights (and responsibilities) that come with having a child. You're friends don't. Maybe you could try to teach the shitty parents how to act instead of trying to be the parent yourself? I mean every time I see a kid who can't behave it turns out they have shitty parents... coincidence? It's funny too how children that are, apparently, "little hellions", will behave like angels while they are at my house. They only behave like little hellions when there parents are around, because they know they can get away with it 90% of the time and it's the only way they can get any attention.
 
My parents would have hit me if I did that. If I still didn't obey, they would have thought me out of the house. It wouldn't have mattered what age I was.

IMHO I would have also turned off the breaker.
 
What lack of creativity on this thread. I've got my kids in tears at the thought of disappointing us. Guilt > Threat of physical violence.
 
My mother took a large stick to my backside countless times....
And every time she did it I deserved it 10 fold.
 
vengence said:
So how long till we as a society realize that NOT spanking your kids should be labled as child abuse.
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QFT. I don't have kids yet, but when I do, you can bet they'll be spanked. It's when they start to behave for fear of getting spanked that you know you've done it right (e.g. you clear your throat and they stop).
 
I admit that I raised a little hell when I was around thirteen but I never stole from my parents or did any hard drugs. I came home from a party one weekend and found the locks changed and my stuff by the door. In the winter. I spent 2 weeks on the street until my best friends family took pity on me and let me stay with them.

After Christmas break, I was allowed to come back and from then on I bided my time and I did as I was told. Yes, sir. No, sir. Until, I was old enough to petition for emancipation.

It all worked out though since nothing motivates you like hatred. I went to a good college and then on the grad school. Now, I probably make more money and have a career I love. I'm assuming, of course, that I make more in a year since I haven't spoken to my dad for more than 20 years.

However, I do send him a christmas card every year with a copy of our old house key enclosed.

/The more you know...
 
ever hear of a breaker ??? i know my parents have....i learned to not stay on all too late.....

seriously, what is this world coming to when a parent has to call 9-1-1 to parent for them !?!?
 
I think just spanking is too light a punishment. Make them starve for a meal or two, put them on a guilt trip or two early on, garnish their allowance for the month, then make good on them as the carrot that comes after the stick should do nicely. You do not use the one-trick spanking to discipline, just as you don't fall to one resort for any problem that you would run into.
 
Riftsaw said:
The kid was 14. Too old to spank and too young to punch.

Also, no mention of a father. Would most likely have been a non-story had a father been involved.
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thats why you get on them right away
as soon as they can understand wrong from right you need to start disciplining them when they do wrong and breaking them from the natural instinct that crying is not going to get you what you want
 
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