Kid slaps mom

[daniel1983]

Okay peeps, his sib died and then he started this behavior. Like I said, dynamics going on.....
Before this mob lynches the kid, it would be nice if he got some real help. Mom probably doesn't have health care that covers counseling though....
Great, the kid grows up and kills someone with his anger and rage and fear over his sister dying....
Health care reform anyone?
BTW, if I ever spoke out against my parents my mother clobbered me. Heck, she clobbered me when I didn't speak out against anything. Clobbering is not all it's made out to be...it's really just a release for the out of control and enraged parent.

I don't hold children responsible for anything. It is that woman's fault for the way her child is given ANY condition. PARENTS MAKE THEIR CHILDREN what they are.

Reform healthcare?.....send the kid to a doctor that prescribes tons of medications that take away the kids actual personality and replace him with another mindless drone walking around all depressed and dependant on prescription meds? Doesn't that create 'killers' as well?

I am sorry you were abused as a child.

Not all parents that 'spank' their children do it as a way to release anger. I was punished for doing bad things and rewarded for the good. Just a common conditioning method that can be used with most creatures to promote proper behavior. I thank god every day for the way I was conditioned

[starmom]

Dude- seriously. I'm a counselor. DONT medicate the boy is what I said!! We just have to follow the medical model and get that label put on him and then he can get some help IF the mom can afford it or her health insurance will pay for it.
Conditioning has to do with rewards only. Positive conditioning is rewarding for an action done. Negative conditioning is rewarding for the cessation of a negative stimulus. Think of it like a seat belt dinger thing in a car- you are conditioned to put on your seat belt to stop the dinging. You are being negatively conditioned.
Withholding of privileges is just that-- withholding of privileges with the hope that the kid will care enough.
Don't be sorry for my upbringing- I'm not. I learned a lot and it really shaped my career and my own parenting. I have 4 healthy and happy and contributing kids- even have some grandkids.
We all get what we need- we just sometimes need help dealing with what we've been given. I hope that the boy and the mom get the help they need away from the tv camera.

[daniel1983]

I hope that the boy and the mom get the help they need away from the tv camera.

Although our 'how-to' opinions may be different, I can definately agree with that

[pythontricker]

If I did that to my mom, OOOOOOO! I would get hung on the ceiling fan by my toes and get flogged! Yeesh. lol

[pythontricker]

He doesn't need any pills! Just a trip to the parking lot! Mym om scares me.

[JASBALLS]

Although our 'how-to' opinions may be different, I can definately agree with that

Yep! They both need a kick in the HEAD!

[starmom]

Do you have kids Daniel? Just wondering because of your comment that it is the mother's fault for how her child is reacting to the death of his sister. "...Parents make their children what they are..." Just wondering if you have kids....
If not, or if they are not grown, I'd love to hear your opinion on this matter in another 25 years or so....

[starmom]

Yep! They both need a kick in the HEAD!

Well, yeah, sort of.....
a therapeutic kick in the head.....

[kc261]

I would just like to say that anyone posting in this thread that has not lived with a very troubled child under their roof has NO IDEA what they are talking about.

[recycling goddess]

Do you have kids Daniel? Just wondering because of your comment that it is the mother's fault for how her child is reacting to the death of his sister. "...Parents make their children what they are..." Just wondering if you have kids....
If not, or if they are not grown, I'd love to hear your opinion on this matter in another 25 years or so....

man i was thinking the same thing. i do have kids and honestly... i work on my 14 yr old son and his lack of respect all the time. he's not disrespectful in a severe way but it IS something i have to watch with him.

as a parent i can say i'm doing my best... but friends, tv, movies, peers have a great deal of influence on people. kids and adults alike!

my eldest daughter (21) thinks paris hilton got a bum rap having to go to jail! when she said that i almost fell over. i raised her to never get into a car with someone who is drunk... she was almost killed in an accident a couple of years ago... with the driver of HER vehicle extremely over the limit!

we can teach them, we can lead them... but we can't make them do anything. they have to choose who they become. just as we did.