Journal #5- 21st Century Punishments

There are a lot of things that would devastate kids in the twenty- first century if they got them taking away. Facebook, cellphones, internet, online games, and also game sets such as Xbox and Play Stations are examples of things that a kid would not want taking away. Parents usually know that taking things like that away is really a way to get their points across. When parents take away those things, it does not take very long for the kid to start acting good and being sorry for what he does. I think fair punishments are different for each thing. I think a cellphone really only needs to be taken away for a day to get the point across to the child. I know for me, a day without a phone really does suck. Also, if you are over sixteen you need to have a phone in case something were to happen while you were driving. I think that the online games and game sets need to be taken away for longer periods like a week. You do not need those to survive so they are really just a privilege like anything else. Facebook or really anything on the internet can be taking away for awhile too. Also, depending on how bad the kid was behaving determines how long they needed to be grounded forr. If it really was not anything that big, then give them a little punishment and ground them for a couple of days, but if it was something big, than that is when a parent could ground them for a longer amount of time. Some kids also take punishment different, and two days really could make an impact on them. Other kids though, need a harsher punishment because they have to have more punishment to get the point across. It really just depends on the kind of kid he or she is, and what kind of things they do that gets them in trouble. It also depends on the type of parent they are, and how they parent their kids, because everybody does it differently.