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Originally Posted by Scandia
I do not understand the concept of withholding reading as a punishment. No matter how much you enjoy reading, withholding it will be counterproductive to say the least. Withholding TV, talking on the phone, going to the park, I understand. But reading benefits you in school.
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The point is, when you're sending your kid to his/her room for punishment and they dash off, gleeful that they get more reading time, it loses it's effectiveness. It's not like a parent is going to withhold it for a week. We're talking for the duration of a time out, basically. Besides, unless you've had a kid who is always late because they won't put the book down to meet other responsibilities, you can't understand. When they sit on the only toilet in the house for way longer than necessary because they want to finish that chapter, you have to say "Put it down and get out of the bathroom!" or "Put the book down and get in the shower!"
It's a good problem to have, mind you, but it's still a problem!
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