Woot! Way To Go Mom!!

Personally, though I do believe the kid needed to be punished for stealing another kid's I-pod, I don't think publicly embarrassing anyone being child or adult is the correct punishment method. Yes it may work, but it is a form of abuse, albeit mental, but still abuse none the less. Yes, I agree that some parents are rather lenient on their children today, but extreme methods of punishment that could possibly scar a child mentally or physically should never be considered. It don't take much to mess up a person for life especially if that person is a child. I can only imagine the teasing this child will now go through, which in the end can turn him to do something much worse than just taking someone's I-Pod.

This is the second time I have seen a Mum do this as punishment to her child. I have to say I think it is a great way of punishing them. No one likes to be shown up in front of a crowd and to be made to wear a billboard stating what you have done is even better. I agree she has done a good thing and if it works then I may well consider it myself!

I do not agree with Bullying and I have seen to often children getting away with this behaviour and growing into abnoxious individuals. Some see error in there ways. Parents are getting less and less rights, this was perfectly lawful and I am sure this child would not do it again. I think this mother had one to many complaints about the bullying.

That is a very very awesome story! It is called tough love and it does work if you are able to do it without everyone getting on your case. It all depends on where you live and the law enforcement in your area. My daughter called the cops on me one time for nagging her. She had dropped out of school and my rule was that you live with me rent free as long as you are in school ...college even but I will not support you to sit around my house doing nothing. I guess, I went beyond simple nagging to actually dragging her out of bed and telling her to get up and go out and get a job or find some other idiot to support you. It was noon and I'd been trying to drag her out of bed for several hours....I was frustrated and yet determined and also a tad angry as I had many other things to be doing on my day off than this. I didn't know she'd called the cops and was quite surprised when they arrived. I did get loud and assumed it was my neighbor but I couldn't imagine so as we are good friends. It was her. She felt she was being abused. She used the f word several times while describing to the cops how I yelled at her and even "f-ing swore and hows that for good parenting?" They saw right thru her and told her to get herself dressed and get out there and find a job or better yet ....go back to school. hard times back then but she is a good kid now and learned much the hard way. It's too bad more law enforcement didn't see things this way.

I am going to be difficult and say: Yes and no. The reason for my 'no' part is this...I am completely with her right up to what the letter "D" on his hat stands for. Unless she made it clear that what he DID was dumb- I couldn't read the sign and they didn't elaborate on her saying it stood for "dumb". But, regardless, it's refreshing to see a mom take a strong stand in trying to make a point to her kid and to discipline his behavior in a logical and tangible way that will probably actually work. And how creative!

I love it! In a society where parents have less and less rights parents are having to find more creative ways to punish their children. I think she is right on the ball. That boy will think twice before he steps out of line again. If more parents took such a proactive step in punishing their children, the world would be a better place. And yes, Kudos to her! And to you for sharing this!

Oh yes! Hats off to the mom. I would have done the same! And there was no physical punishment there and the message got through to the child. I think that was a right choice and I'm sure the boy's not going to repeat it again.

I would have welded out a somewhat different punishment, but yeah some times we have to get tough if we love our children and want to keep them from harm, and that means self destructive behavior. I would have stripped my son of all of his game consoles, computer, everything other than the clothes. I don't think I would have stood him out on the street like that, but I believe in tough love.

more power to her perhaps the next time will never happen as this has to be really embarrassing to the kid and bullies have to be stopped some way and this seems a good way to do it to me.

That's a great idea! Embarrass the hell out of him and make him think about what he did! If that doesn't stop him from continuing down the wrong path I don't know what will. For some kids, jail really isn't a deterrant, because they think it makes them tough, and then when they get there by the time the get out their life is really screwed up. But theirs nothing tough about your mommy making you wear a sign! More parents should use this type of punishment. I say kudos Mom as well.

Thank goodness this kid has a mum who loves him enough to bring him into line! This experience will probably stop him offending again, and keep him from a downhill spiral into worse misdemeanors. If more parents took a sterner attitude and schools were allowed to use stricter discipline, our young people would end up with a far happier future.