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http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/16/girl.on.corner.ap/index.html

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Wayward student stuck on corner

Girl: Punishment humiliating, but it got her attention

EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) -- 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 November 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 may not work. I'm not a professional," said Henderson, a 34-year-old mother of three. "But I felt I owed it to my child to at least try."

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.

"The parents of that girl need more education than she does if they can't see that the worst scenario in this case is to kill their daughter psychologically," Suzanne Ball said in a letter to The Oklahoman.

Marvin Lyle, 52, said in an interview: "I don't see anything wrong with it. I see the other extreme where parents don't care what the kids do, and at least she wants to help her kid."

Coretha has been getting C's and D's as a freshman at Edmond Memorial High in this well-to-do Oklahoma City suburb. Edmond Memorial is considered one of the top high schools in the state in academics.

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. Mother and daughter were asked to leave after about an hour, and no citation was issued. But the report was forwarded to the state Department of Human Services.

"There wasn't any criminal act involved that the officer could see that would require any criminal investigation," Master Sgt. Charles Phillips said. "DHS may follow up."

DHS spokesman Doug Doe would not comment on whether an investigation was opened, but suggested such a case would probably not be a high priority.

Tasha Henderson said her daughter's attendance has been perfect and her behavior has been better since the incident.

Coretha, a soft-spoken girl, acknowledged the punishment was humiliating but said it got her attention. "I won't talk back," she said quietly, hanging her head.

She already has been forced by her parents to give up basketball and track because of slipping grades, and said she hopes to improve in school so she can play next year.

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."

[Mr. Laz]

:clap:

[Bowser]

Hilarious.

You knew it wouldn't take long with today's sue-happy mentality, that someone would call the cops and claim "psychological abuse".

[Halfcan]

That is some great parenting there.

[Dave Lane]

Amen good job lady!!!

Dave

[siberian khatru]

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.


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[Goapics1]

Redrum's parents should have done the same thing 30 yrs ago.

[Bowser]

Redrum's parents should have done the same thing 30 yrs ago.

His mom was busy, apparently.

[Skip Towne]

A great Iowanian philosopher once said "Spare the rod and spoil the broad".

[Lbedrock1]

What I don't get is how the person that called the cops didn't see the lesson in what the mother was trying to teach. Some would rather parents let the kids do whatever they want and have to deal with a criminal later. If they are not beating the child senseless I say leave them the hell alone. Some lessons are best taught early in life.

[Frazod]

Seems like a good beating would have sufficed. Oh wait, I forget - that's wrong. :rolleyes:

[Demonpenz]

beating a 14 year old? I would just make her work a day behind a fryer at some shit restaurant and live in some shitty apartment and see if thats the way she wants to live. ......

[alpha_omega]

Excellent idea....kudos to that mother.

[SLAG]

I have Decided To use this Method When My Kids Start Failing In life

[Coach]

Another good method is if your kid is struggling or failing, and not even bothering to study, is to hire a friend that your kid doesn't know. Then have that friend be a fake bum, panhandled on the street near your house, where your kid usually walk home from school or his friends house. And that he has a sign that goes something like this:

"Please Help. Only got 310 on verbal and 350 on Math on my SATS."

[Lurch]

...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."

Hey, Mr. Dickless Wussboy, what do you do when 90% of what your kid does becomes a problem? And what if rewarding and praising the 10% (or more) of his positive behavior does no good? What then, Mr. Ivory-tower-with-your-head-up-your-ass queef?

[Demonpenz]

Another good method is if your kid is struggling or failing, and not even bothering to study, is to hire a friend that your kid doesn't know. Then have that friend be a fake bum, panhandled on the street near your house, where your kid usually walk home from school or his friends house. And that he has a sign that goes something like this:

"Please Help. Only got 310 on verbal and 350 on Math on my SATS."

I am just glad dave thomas isn't alive anymore. Kids would say look at dave thomas the founder of wendy's he didn't graduate high school and he is rich. Now i can just go. Look at Dave thomas he didn't graduate high school, now he's dead!

[Saulbadguy]

"This may not work. I'm not a professional," said Henderson, a 34-year-old mother of three. "But I felt I owed it to my child to at least try."

It might work for a little bit, but I doubt it will help her at all in the long run. Face it, your child is stupid, and you are a bad mother.

[Radar Chief]

A great Iowanian philosopher once said "Spare the rod and spoil the broad".

Act up in class, we’ll whoop that azz. ;)

[jiveturkey]

Parents that complained should have to sit next to this girl in class and listen to her bull shit.

Even if it doesn't work I'm glad that the parent took a stab at it.

[Iowanian]

The only thing that could really have made that better, was if the mother was multi-tasking by giving the girl a math lesson at the same time.

...counting off whacks to her arse with a Broom handle.

WHAP! 1 Mississippi SPELL IT! (spell word) WHAP! 2 mississippi WHAP! Pay attention, you always begin a proper noun with a Capitol!

[ChiefsFan4Life]

Anyone who called in and reported psychological abuse should be forced to listen to looped audio of Shannon Sharpe's halftime highlights commentary.

[Iowanian]

Screw that, they should have to listen to this halfwit girl read Moby Dick out loud.

[stumppy]

When my daughters' grades and behaviour would start going downhill like this girls I came up with a similar idea.
I would make her practice the skills she would need for her career in the fast food business.

Write 500 sentences:

'Would you like fries with that ?'

or

'Would you like to SuperSize that ?'


It would get her attention and point her back in the right direction for awhile.

[unlurking]

Another good method is if your kid is struggling or failing, and not even bothering to study, is to hire a friend that your kid doesn't know. Then have that friend be a fake bum, panhandled on the street near your house, where your kid usually walk home from school or his friends house. And that he has a sign that goes something like this:

"Please Help. Only got 310 on verbal and 350 on Math on my SATS."
Could always call Motivation Corp. and hire a future self.

[way2kalm]

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."

This professor and the guy who called the police are usually the sort of person who a) doesn't have kids so he knows nothing about actual parenting or b) has kids but lets them pretty much do what ever they want and later on he'll wonder why they a cursing him out. I get sick and tired of people trying to tell us how to raise our childern, especially when they don't have kids of their own.

I applaud this Ms. Hederson on getting her childs attention. I believe that you do what it takes, without abusing the child, to get the point across that you are not putting up with any bull s**t! It's either I get my child straight now, or let the state do it later.

[WolfDawg]

beating a 14 year old? I would just make her work a day behind a fryer at some shit restaurant and live in some shitty apartment and see if thats the way she wants to live. ......


So you'ld make her be gochiefs for a day?

[Hydrae]

I especially like that she stood out there with her daughter. That showed that she still loved and supported her while teaching her a lesson she will never forget.

Great job Mom! :thumb: