[Ebbie100]

I do not think this would be considered child abuse. Worked for old-time pedi for years and some of his tricks were the best that I had ever heard. One of them that was used on my niece recently for trying to write bad words a kid was saying in kindergarten. She had to call everyone that was very important to her and tell them that she had gotten into trouble at school for trying to write bad words. She promised to each person that she would never say or write these words again because she did not like having to tell her family much less have other kids at school know she got in trouble by not playing in recess and having to sit in the principal's office. This was something she came with upon her own. Some may get defensive about this, but she wants everyone to think that she is perfect and does not get in trouble even though she is only 6 so this hurt her to have to call each one of us. She also received other forms of punishment such as no playing on the computer, no playing outside with her friends, and could only go to the ball park for practice or a game, but not to watch anyone else play. It has worked so far. I believe there are methods of teaching children certain things. She was also asked what she should receive as punishment because this was discussed on another occasion about saying bad words a few weeks before this and she was the one to come up with the no playing with friends, ballpark and no computer.