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    infmom: It kinda worked the other way in our household. When my son was in grade school, his best friend had one of the first Nintendo consoles (the one where... more »
    GothAlice: Back in the day I had a 386 in my room that had a key lock. The folks took the key away, I simply made one from punched steel with a single notch to ... more »
    RE-L: I was never a problematic child, but I doubt something like this would have worked. Whenever I did do something that was considered to be wrong, all t... more »
    MagnoliaX12: I had to take electricity away from the kids once. I'm nice, so let them keep their fancy light bulbs, but anything else with electrons flowing throug... more »
    Abssy_East: I'd have to say that the mere threat of reducing our boys' "screen time" (Wii/DS/Internet/TV) works a lot better on my kids than the whupping I was th... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Another reason for me not to want to have kids... more »
    Rabid Penguin: If your parents spanking you or restricting you from things never worked - Ie. If you just disobeyed your parents regardless of what they did or said ... more »
    N@tedog: Hey mom, research has found positive reinforcement is the most powerful of any of the four types of reinforcement: positive, negative, punishment, and... more »
    MaWeiTao: I think it doesn't work in and of itself, because I've found that parents who merely take away toys as punishment are poor parents to begin with. A pa... more »
    discounteggroll: if any of my family took something away from me, I would just think really hard of making them disappear. My sister did that once and vanished into t... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I was never grounded as a kid. I was forced to do some sort of tedious chore for a long time, and I was supervised while it was done, which was worse.... more »
    The-Simpsons-Rule!!: Hell yea!!I can't live without my phone! more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Firstly, the magazine cover is priceless, as it begs that infamous question. You know which. Secondly, I don't believe it is. I believe that children ... more »
  • #questionoftheday

    Question of the Day: Is Taking Away Gadgets an Effective Form of Punishment?

    Here is a question for all the parents and troublemaking kids out there. Is taking away favorite gadgets an effective form of punishment? I ask because an amusing story about a stoner having his Xbox 360 confiscated by police today reminded me, in a strange sort of way, about the tragic story of a 15-year old who recently died after running away from home. That case also centered around the confiscation of an Xbox 360. Obviously, the latter incident proves that this tactic can backfire in a big way—but again, in your experience, has it proven effective? More »
  • #software

    Sony To Pay You $150 For CD Rootkit Scandal