If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.
They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.
If someone came into my home and wanted to arrest me for murder, that would be far less traumatizing to me than someone coming in and taking my 7-year-old twins.
You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel.
If you're going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way.
I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.
Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime.
There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.
Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.
If you want to punish somebody, never talking to them again is a really good method.