I used to discipline my children by spanking them with switches (small branches) from trees. My new wife will have none of that. My 8 year old step daughter peed in her bed so I had to punish her. I put her in the time out room we have. It's a 12X14 room with nothing in it but a chair. She had to stay there fo 8 hours. I also make her wear diapers to bed now. The only problem is that big diapers are expensive. Where can I get some for cheap? Should I just forget about the diapers and put cellophane on her bed?
2006-08-24 11:01:55 · 28 answers · asked by Walker T 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yall are some seriously naive mofos on this here site.
I honestly can't tell who is more retarded....the people answering this question as if he's serious, or the guy that couldn't find anything better to do than to get everyone all jacked up? But I tell you what, he really got his money's worth!
2006-08-24 11:54:21 · answer #1 · answered by Manny 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Has she done this more than once? If it was only this one time, it may well have been an accident. Sometimes children sleep really hard and don't wake up in time. If it has been a problem, so to speak, then try to encourage her to go to the bathroom right before she goes to bed. Make it a rule so she doesn't forget. And when she goes without soiling her bed, make her feel great about it. Positive reinforcement.
But if she really is having trouble with this, it is not something that deserves punishment. Some children really do have a problem with this. Even at 8, she is still very young and punishment might make her resentful or ashamed of herself, even though this may be something that might be out of her control. On the other hand, if she is doing this out of spite, then she needs the discipline. Try taking away her favorite toys or things one at a time. When she can go without messing her bed, then give her one thing back and so on. Good luck!
2006-08-24 18:11:13 · answer #2 · answered by lilbitadevil 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
DUDE!! Here in Michigan what you are doing is called child abuse. Your 8 year old step daughter may have a bladder problem. Punishing her could only make things worse - i.e. - scared to go to bed. 8 hours?? Why 8? Because she's 8? A time out room is for when kids are unruly and won't listen or they are screaming at each other in an arguement. Don't make her wear diapers - they have things that you can buy like rubber mattress covers, so that in case an accident happens again, the mattress won't be ruined. I'd have her checked out by a Doc first before anything else - my niece had this problem - they found out that her bladder was not the size it should have been for her age - it was smaller. Also by 6 p.m. no more liquids - she can suck on ice cubes, but no more to drink.
2006-08-24 18:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by Marine Mom 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I almost have nothing to say to you. ALMOST. First of all, can we say child abuse? Yes we can and many before me have said it. You are abusing that child.
Solitary confinement. What is your house, a prison?
BED WETTING?! Do you think the kid wetted the bed of purpose?? I'm sure she loves waking up in her own pee! The embarrassment of that is enough punishment and you probably just make her even more horrified!
I wet the bed almost every night until i was 6 years old. While that is younger than your daughter, I didnt have a bladder problem (my mom took me in several times to be sure)...I simply slept deeply. My parents never made me feel ashamed and one day it just went away. Also, I specifically remember having dreams often about getting up and actually going to the toilet...only I was in the bed.
As people on here said....if she does this often, check for bladder problems, DONT BEAT HER, and realie she is probly embarrassed by this and doesn't need you humiliating her more. It won't make the problem go away. Also, you're an a**hole for complaining about expensive diapers. If I was your stepdaughter, I would wait for the day until you sh*t your pants because you couldnt control it and let you sit in it for days. What goes around, comes around, a**hole.
2006-08-25 15:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by rachael b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about the diapers and put the cellophane over YOUR head, Make sure to tape it up real tight around your neck. Don't want any leaks! Then go sit in the time out room until someone comes to get you. Have a nice day.
2006-08-28 00:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many of children's bladders do not grow as fast as their bodies and therefore cannot hold all their urine throughout the course of the night. Your bladder apparently stretches & holds all that you have. Do you think that child wants to wake up wet and then face you? Their ashamed and disappointed enough in what they did while they were sleeping. They can't help themselves. Doctors are addressing this issue with lots of little children its more common than you think its just not talked about as much as it should be. This is a health problem not a behavioral issue.
PLEASE call your childs Dr. and ask them for advice I promise you they will help you to locate the answers you're looking for.
2006-08-25 03:39:34 · answer #6 · answered by paintressa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is wrong with you? No child wants to wet the bed. You punishing her is only going to cause it to happen more often! You're a damn idiot!!! Kindness is what helps children stop wetting the bed. She feels bad enough that it happened. I'll be praying for the little one that you have abused!!! And since I'm not like you I'll be praying for you to overcome your control issues and become a real man. May God bless you all... especially your step daughter.
2006-08-24 18:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You sound mean as catdirt and like you have a real resentful-stepparent issue going here, like that beastly guy Dwight Yoakum played in Slingblade. A living argument for women with children not remarrying because of the attitude these guys tend to take toward stepkids. The lady in these situations generally ends up with an extra, man-sized, petulant and spoilt child who proceeds to oppress her real children.
You should get some psychiatric counseling for you and keep your hands to yourself and your mouth shut, and your wife should get the child some medical help.
2006-08-24 18:21:37 · answer #8 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You are one screwed up man. I think you have no idea of what the definition of a parent is. I can't imagine that girl's mother allowing you to do that, or doesn't she know?
It sounds to me like you have a thing for young girls, I hope you wife finds out before you hurt her child.
I'd stuff that diaper down your throat if there were ever a chance.
2006-08-24 23:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by wetsaway 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FIRST OF ALL...CHILDREN SHOULD *NEVER* BE PUNISHED FOR WETTING THE BED. NEVER, EVER. They need to learn how to wake up in the middle of the night. Use a plastic cover over the bed. Get a bunch of sheets and the plastic covers, so if she does pee you can just replace it and get her changed and put her back in bed. It's mean to make someone get in trouble for something they can NOT help.
2006-08-24 19:39:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if she is still peeing the bed at eight she has some medical problems. punishing her by putting her in a room by herself for eight hours is not only abusive, but probly making her problem worse. She may need medication for her bladder issuses, and you need counsling. if the problem persists, put plastic on her bed and give her some good nights. Encouragment and support is what she needs not punishment.
2006-08-24 18:10:07 · answer #11 · answered by paganrosemama 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋