This video has been a hit all over Facebook and probably everywhere else on the web today. I had to share it because I think I found my new Parenting-Idol.
This man needed a way to get through to and make a point to his rebellious teenage daughter…something that would wake her up and maybe, just maybe, teach her a bit of respect.
He succeeded.
This is an awesome video…If you have a teenager, or an almost-teenager, tie them to the chair and make them watch this all the way through to the end.
I must say that I would never have thought of this approach, but when my kids are teenagers I will certainly leave this as a possibility.
While most comments I’ve read are from people who wildly approve, there are a few who think it was too extreme…
For those…
- This man found a way to discipline his daughter without any form of abuse.
- Grounding her and taking away said laptop apparently didn’t work…he tried less extreme avenues of getting through to her.
- Teenagers are notoriously bull-headed and sometimes need a wake-up call. I know I did.
- She publicly humiliated, berated, and disrespected her parents…the punishment should be equally public. I think this was fair and very “eye-for-an-eye.”
- The girl deserved an ass-beating…this was mild. 😉
So, that said….Go Laptop-Shooting-Dad!
There were also some great comments and insights in a public interview on Super-Dad’s facebook page. He answers some questions about why he did this, what message he intended to send out, and other things. It’s also definitely worth reading…the interview was apparently done by the Toronto Star…
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