Blog Muse

I just re read an article from the Tampa Tribune (March 2005) where police handcuffed a 5 year old girl because she was acting out at school. There are so many things wrong with this picture it hard to know where to begin. How does a 5 year old get so out of control that she has to be arrested? Have these people never heard of disipline? When did adults lose control? I have a 4 year old that can be exuberant but if he is disrespectful, disobeys he is disiplined. He knows that his actions have consequences and yes children even younger can be taught that each action has a consequence. Some pleasant others not. It is a dis-service to our children not to teach them to be responsible for their actions or suffer the consequences. With the "not my fault" syndrome running rampant in this country it is hard....but cowboy up, take the reins away from the kids and teach them right from wrong. In the words of a TV theme song "if you can't do the time don't do the crime" in other words ....you will pay the conseqences for your actions.