hi there , my son is 4 , and at school the other day he misbehaved and i am really annoyed that the school decided to punish him by takin his milk and fruit off him as a punishment !!! they have alternative means such as timeout ect and dont know whether he got punished that way too, Do u agree its a very poor punishment and should be allowd?? thanks x
2007-03-14 22:05:26 · 11 answers · asked by caz130284 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
hi there, thanks for all your answers so far, and firstly i know my sone wouldnt have starved its the knowing my son didnt have a drink from half past 12 till half past 3 ! and yes if i had done my behaviour management at home by taking his food away i would be in jail for neglect ! i totally agree with you all and intend to make a complaint on friday. thanks again x
2007-03-14 22:24:58 · update #1
he was punished because, a girl pushed him down the slide and was shouting at him, and he kicked her in his temper, typical toddler stuff really. i dont know whether the girl got punished x
2007-03-14 22:58:36 · update #2
It is never okay to take a way a childs food. That was seriously inappropriate. I suggest you have a meeting with them. If they don't know how inappropriate that was then it might be best that you switch schools.
How much common sense does one need to know that taking away nourishment from a toddler isn't appropriate?
2007-03-14 22:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by RedPower Woman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry But this just makes me so upset. To take the childs food away from him. I would go right in there and talk to who ever is in charge. Toddlers are going to get in little fights. Thats how they learn. When my son was in pre school and something happened they (both children) were sat down and explained why they couldn't act like that. Then sorry's were made to be said. I got a form letting me know what happened so we could talk about it when we got home. What i find upseting if they can take a small childs food and drink so easily what else are they doing. there not thinking of his welfare. Good luck to you and your son.
2007-03-15 00:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by dee g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a good daycare/school would never use food as a punishment, here in Washington State a guy just got his 4 year old taken away for doing that.
Another thing a good school/daycare would send you a report in writing on the incident and tell you what happened and how everyone involved was punished
I myself would never allow my kid to go back to that school/daycare, it is not a good one
Good Luck
2007-03-15 11:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by Rosie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fantastic way to create an unhealthy relationship with food - use it as punishment. They should definately employ more appropriate punishments, or consequences, such as missing an activity, or time out. Talk to the school director about this because it is a very bad practise.
2007-03-14 22:13:00 · answer #4 · answered by scatty 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends.
What was your child doing? Was he doing womething with his fruit and milk, such as throwing them, or shooting milk out of his nose? If so, then I think that was a correct punishment.
If not, then yes, it was completly wrong.
The punishment needs to fit the crime. Maybe you could have a meeting with the teacher and get to the bottom of this?
2007-03-14 22:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by BoomerFamily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you actually saying that they deprived your son of food as a punishment?! Good heavens its not just a poor choice of punishment - its child abuse and should be reported immediately. This "punishment" is not appropriate and an alternative should have been considered. It would not have mattered what your son did - he did not deserve to be deprived of his food and drink.
Report this incident to the relevant authorities and seek an assurance that this will never happen again to not just your child but everyone else's child as well.
Good luck.
2007-03-14 22:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anthony 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
oooo....I'd be down there raising some you know what! Time-out maybe, for both of them but taking away his nourishment?? No!! Taking away a cookie maybe but milk and fruit? And did the little girl who started it get in trouble? Where the heck was the teacher while this was happening? They are little and should be closely supervised. Anyway, I'd be down there going oprah on their a**!! I would probably report them also with a formal complaint.
2007-03-15 03:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by Incognito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is not an appropriate punishment at all. Espically during a time in your sons life when you are trying to get him to like fruits and drink milk.
It disgusts me how schools handle punishment, alot of teachers think that they have way more control over children that are not theres then they really do.
2007-03-14 22:55:57 · answer #8 · answered by J. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is the problem with schools.They do not know how to disapline the proper way.They have taken my kids lunch and drinks before.Also have made them wait 2 minutes before the lunch bell rang to get their lunch,as soon as they sat down the bell would ring and they would be told to throw it away.These teachers are a big disgrace,I loved my teachers when I was small.Thats when teachers was teachers and not a poor helpless soul in a school building just there to get a check.Yes they should of handled your son alot better then what they did.
2007-03-14 22:15:55 · answer #9 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are annoyed find out from person imposing punishment why they were taken from him. Understanding reason should help in your decision
2007-03-14 22:50:44 · answer #10 · answered by super_ez1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋