Appropriate Consequences Quotes

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

Use every man after his desert, and who should scape whipping?

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory.

I don't think that every single case of sexual harassment has to result in someone being fired; the consequences should vary. But we need a shift in culture so that every single instance of sexual harassment is investigated and dealt with. That's just basic common sense.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

I'm convinced that what kids need today are parents - not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

If student A 'impacts' student B with a fist, they shouldn't 'dialogue as equals.' Student A should be disciplined. When you assault your co-worker or curse out your boss, you don't get a 'restorative circle' - you get fired.

If school principals have given up on the important things and are focusing on discipline, they are creating a certain, diluted reality. In an organization that functions properly, discipline should be a marginal issue.

You chastise children when they are bad, as my parents did me. I'm not opposed to smacking. It is to be used occasionally.

Punishments inflicted with signs of anger are useless.

Children can be disciplined with love.

Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.

Ignoring a child's disrespect is the surest guarantee that it will continue.

Oh wow, you know what's wrong with all these families on TV? All these kids say stuff no kid would say. Stuff grown-ups want them to say. Man, I'd make a really realistic family. Where kids get spankings. On TV parents say, 'Oh, you shouldn't do that ever again. Now you can have ice cream.' Forget it.

If you want obedience command with what is possible

Don't be guilty of ignoring symptoms of rebellion when your children are small. Don't simply excuse it as a stage they are going through and think that they will grow out of it. If you ignore it when they are small, you won't be able to handle it when they get older and the rebellion has had time to develop into a strong force.

I assure you: If I were to hear a teacher raise a voice at a kid or anything, that goes against the model, and I would immediately address it.

I have no problem yelling at anybody's kid - free of charge!

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

I would never scream at my kids, never raise my voice. But as they often tell me, they were so well behaved that screaming was not necessary.

Tough love is the hardest to give.

To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.

I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it.

My mom's discipline worked out perfectly. I wouldn't change a thing.