How many of you would punish ur 15 year old son with the belt and 2 weeks grounding and banning from computer and tv for this?
2006-11-27 09:00:53 · 20 answers · asked by L R 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
At his age its very hard to do good in school. Its hard for me and im 15 but just have a talk with him and find out wuts wrong.
2006-11-27 09:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mami Yankee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a 13 year old daughter. I would punish her for this act. I have never used a belt and never will. I stopped spanking her when she was about 8 and before that it was not too often.
My punishment would be grounding with lots of chores! Lieing and changing your grades on your report card is serious. You are lieing to your parents and not facing the problem that you need some help in a subject.
You cant change your parents, but you can learn from this experience. I wish you the best of luck.
2006-11-27 09:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by vness27'smom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's definitely lying. And even if parents are fooled, you are cheating yourself and your teacher. Punishment is definitely in order -- all except using the belt. I am against corporal punishment. Grounding and banning computer and TV use should be sufficient. And if this happens again, I would increase the grounding and no comp/TV time accordingly. The cheater will get tired of the isolation and shape up. Not only will he not alter grades on his report card, but maybe work a little harder to improve his grades. Imagine thinking of that!!!
2006-11-27 09:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would see it as lying... it is not right to change your official grades to something else in order to make someone believe that you had better grades. I would not however punish with a belt, but 2 weeks of grounding and no tv or computer would be appropriate. As well as an appology both to the parents and the teacher whose grade was changed.
2006-11-27 10:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm fifteen and i've personally never changed a grade on a report card. But no I don't believe its lying. Yes its something they shouldn't be doing but I don't really know if I would punish them that bad. I would try to make them feel that if they have a bad grade that they would show me that bad grade. Then I could get them some extra help or help them myself. I would ground them, not for the changing of the grade, but for the bad grade that was one there. No TV or computer during the week. and only on the weekends when i see your homework is done and you have at least started a project early. This would go on until I have seen improvements.
2006-11-27 09:16:45 · answer #5 · answered by Donovan G 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course that would be lying! He's falsely letting the parent believe that he made an A instead of a C. How could that not be lying?
I wouldn't punish him with a belt simply because I don't believe in hitting with objects. Yes I believe in spanking but 15 is a bit too old for that. But I believe I would ground them until the next report card with no tv or computer and I'd have to see a change in the grade. Lying is one thing I would absolutely NOT put up with!
2006-11-27 09:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
What direction did they change? No matter what, the hitting with the belt is awfully severe, even for a cronic homework slacker.
But lying? No. Laziness, inability to handle the class, social issues, drug issues, etc - any of those, sure.
I've used grounding from the technology to get grades to come up- if you're not zoned in front of the screens, you've got time to do the homework.
Part of it is good sound parenting - BUT, beating the kid at his age isn't going to get him to do anything but rebell even more. And woe the day when he decides he's had enough and takes the belt from you, and turns the beating on you. I've seen this happen all too often - as a teen, then later a parent and teacher. Or he decides to run away, or decides school is further not worth it.
2006-11-27 09:07:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only thing I wouldn't do is the 2 weeks grounding. I would ground him until proof that his grades have come up. PLus the belt, plus banning the tv and computer and cell phones and whatever else it is he's interested in. It should get his attention.
2006-11-27 09:31:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Changing grades is definitely lying... I'm assuming you're the 15 year old. When I was 15 I had a lousy report card in the 2nd quarter and when it came in the mail I hid it before my parents checked the mail. Two weeks later they were wondering why they had received my brother and sister's report cards but not mine. They even called the school and the school faxed it to them the next time so they found out anyway. Moral of the story: You're better off not lying cause it will only serve to further piss off your parents when it comes time to punish you.
2006-11-27 09:10:10 · answer #9 · answered by M N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Changing your grade was a lie. There are always consequences for lying. A belt? Not in my "punishment" tool box. Grounding, no TV or computer? You betcha!
2006-11-27 09:10:11 · answer #10 · answered by janine_says 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as a parent, but as a person with common sense, yes.
You know what? Your parents did the right thing. And what the hell are you doing on the computer right now? I'd tell on you if I could. It's really sad to me that instead of realizing that your parents punished you bc you were, in fact, wrong, you are trying to rally support for your pathetic behavior from strangers on the internet. You know what? You deserve another week of punishment.
2006-11-27 12:48:28 · answer #11 · answered by chelleedub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋