Articles Tagged: punishment
Mum risks prison after removing daughter from school over 'isolation' room
A mum whose daughter was put in an 'isolation room' over truancy allegations has been threatened with prison after removing the teenager from school entirely.
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Smacking children: Welsh Assembly members call for ban
Four members of the Welsh Assembly have tabled a debate to ban the smacking of children. They will ask the Welsh government to stop mums and dads from using the legal defence of "reasonable chastisement" in child assault cases.
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Grandparents despair over parenting skills
Grandparents secretly think their grandchildren are badly-disciplined, ill-mannered, disrespectful and treated too leniently, according to a new survey - and their parents are to blame.
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Banned: Teacher forced pupils to wear picture of child with noose around neck
A supply teacher who forced 'naughty' pupils to wear a picture of a child with a noose around the neck has been temporarily ...
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Headteachers given power to punish pupils for misbehaving outside school
Headteachers will be given greater powers to punish pupils for bad behaviour outside school in a fresh attempt to tackle ...
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Childcare workers accused of punishing children with pickling salt
Parents in Pennsylvania, USA, have filed a lawsuit against five childcare workers at a YMCA centre for giving children alum ...
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Mum makes son kill his own pet hamster
Last week we brought you some tips on how to help your child with their homework. But how would you react if your child ...
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Smacking children "can make them aggressive and anti-social"
Smacking makes children more likely to be aggressive and anti-social, research has found. Children who were smacked at the ...
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