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Stowaway's father pleads for help Story highlights The father of the 9-year-old stowaway said he didn't know how to discipline his son Psychologists say overwhelmed parents have more tools than they realize "A lot of times, parents That frustrated dad's tears drew national attention to a serious issue: I'm not perfect," said the father, who wore a hooded sweatshirt and a ball cap to shield his identity.
Sometime before his son's airline escapade, the father said, the boy had stolen a delivery van and was brought home by a police officer. The father asked the officer to come into his house to watch him discipline his son. If I let him keep doing what he is doing, I get into trouble. Someone please, please help me. In interviews with psychologists and social workers who work with parents and children on many issues including discipline, two things became clear: This dad is certainly not alone in feeling at a loss about what to do, and he has many more options at his disposal than he might realize.
An year-old learns the hard way that flipping a judge the bird is not exactly the best idea. Devra Renner , a clinical social worker for a large school district in Northern Virginia, said that even if a kid has done something outrageous like the year-old who flipped off a judge or the 7-year-old who went on a joyride , parents should wait for a "cooling off period" if no one's safety is at risk before talking with their kids about the bad behavior.
It could be waiting five minutes or five hours, depending on the circumstance, and if "emotions are running high," said Renner, co-author of the book "Mommy Guilt: We tell our kids "Don't do this" or "Don't do that" after they've done something wrong, said Renner. It doesn't move you forward.
It tells you stop. So tell them what you want them to do. A North Carolina mom punishes her son for being suspended from school by having him wear a sign on a busy street.
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