Discipline
- HealthYahoo Canada Style
Should parents and teachers be allowed to physically discipline kids?
A new survey shows that more than half of Canadians don’t think so.
4 min read - NewsYahoo Canada Style
Canadians' views on physical discipline for kids are shifting, survey reveals: Do you agree?
A majority of Canadians surveyed agree that it's time to repeal legislation that allows use of force on children.
2 min read - NewsYahoo Canada Style
Why one mom has no problem punishing your kid
The topic of parenting is always touchy, regardless of if it’s in an online forum, through a mommy blog or in a parenting group on Facebook. The latter topic was recently taken on by a mommy blogger who was tired of seeing other children act out in public settings. With trips to the playground being one of the most stressful exercises of the day, she to Facebook to express her frustration at how some parents aren’t always paying attention to how their kids interact with others.
- NewsYahoo Life UK
Is it ever ok to tell off a stranger's child?
Whether it’s ever ok to discipline someone else’s child is one of the thorniest parenting topics around. So it’s no surprise that the debate has been reignited once again online by a mum seeking advice from other parents.
- NewsHilary Hagerman
What's the biggest discipline mistake you've ever made?
By now you’ve probably seen the viral photos of a dad pushing a shopping cart in Walmart, pulling along his daughter by the hair. In the original Facebook post, which has now been shared more than 200,000 times, fellow shopper Erika Burch said that she confronted the man after seeing him dragging his daughter along.
- NewsMarie-Claire Dorking
Should you ever discipline someone else’s child? Blogger pens post illustrating why it’s the ultimate parenting dilemma
The blogger illustrates how trick the topic is to navigate with two personal anecdotes about instances that have happened with her own children. In the first experience Constance discusses a time when she stepped in to ask a child to behave in the absence of finding her parent. The little girl had first kicked her son, then thrown sand into his eyes, before slapping her son’s friend and Constance felt she had no choice but to intervene.
- NewsMarie-Claire Dorking
Cafe Owner’s Post Threatening To Tell Off Children Sparks Debate About Stranger Discipline
The public tantrum is something every parent dreads but would you want a stranger disciplining their children? [Photo: Giphy]