Is putting hotsauce on ur child tongue a small form of abuse?
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Yes. It is physical abuse.
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I do feel badly for your son, but people are allowed to make fun of other people.  Personally I think that people who taunt others are despicable, but there isn't exactly a law against it.  \n\nHow to handle such situations is a life skill that needs to be learned by your son.  He won't always be in a controlled setting such as a school where to a certain extent behavior is regulated. Simply put, he needs to learn how to handle himself because he alone has the ability to control how he allows himself to be treated.\n\nIn a controlled setting such as a school it is certainly possible to try and restrict such behavior,  but realistically there is no way to enforce the restrictions 100% unless you are dealing with really small children. \n\nA lot depends on exactly what these boys are doing or saying to your son.  If it has become physical, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to get the police involved.  Absolutely no one has to put up with that.\n\nIf they are just plain making fun of him (his haircut, clothes, abilities, etc)  then your son needs to learn an effective way to deal with it.  That could range anywhere from simply becoming tougher emotionally to actually confronting the boys who are harassing him. \n\nYou didn't mention your son's take on all of this.  Does he find it simply annoying? Hurtful? Embarassing?  Could he care less?  What is his body language like? Is he confident?  Does he have low self-esteem?
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If your child is less than 5 years old, distract your child or ignore the thumbsucking. \nThumbsucking should be considered normal before the age of 4 years and usually ignored, especially when your child is tired, sick, or stressed. Help your child overcome any stressful situations. However, if the thumbsucking occurs when your child is bored and he is over 1 year old, try to distract him. Give him something to do with his hands without mentioning your concern about the thumbsucking. Occasionally praise your child for not thumbsucking. Until your child is old enough for you to reason with, any pressure you apply to stop thumbsucking will only lead to resistance and lack of cooperation.
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yes, some people do. I've seen it in public. I've heard children talk about it. Sometimes it's a small smack on the butt - something more embarrassing than physically painful - other times it is clearly child abuse.
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I don't think the occasional whack on the bum is tantamount to child abuse.\nFar to many, so called professionals who don't have kids of their own, are spouting off about what we should and shouldn't do with ours.\nADHD is just a modern euphemism for "little brat" And parents who buy into all that crap about letting your kids express themselves, are being walked all over by the" little darlings."\n\nSomeone made a comment about fear not being a good reason for kids to be not doing something that is harmful to them, but often kids have no sense when it comes to making the right decision, and so what, are you gonna just let them smoke until they realise the error of their ways, or are you gonna stop them by more forceful means in the meantime?
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It depends on the relationship I have with the person.  If they are family, I just get nasty with them and don't pull any punches.  (and I can strip someone with my tongue very easily)  If they are an acquaintance, I just ignore them.  In my situation, this is the worst possible insult they can receive as most folks around me like being in my company.  I let the person see me looking great, laughing (could be about them or not) and generally having a great time.  I'm like you, I prefer not to swear, as it shows poor manners, so sometimes my revenge is more a mental discipline then a verbal one.
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not to make the father out to sound bad but i would be a little worried as well. check the child for signs of abuse. make sure they know that it's okay to tell you anything even if you have to make up a little game to play (i.e. get them to tell a toy what they do on the weekend with daddy). like i said i don't want to make an innocent man sound bad but they arent' always innocent. if my child behaved that way i would not let them see the father again until i knew for damn sure why. check it out.
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Anything can be abused when used by an inexperienced minor...that's what we have parents for...supervision is important...if not, ppl can abuse the t.v. etc as well...\n\nMy parents were pretty good at keeping me outta trouble...it stung then but now i realize how important that was...
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no I read an article about it and it sounds like torture they strap the little boy to a table and he cries so hard his face turns red and his mouth is open but there is no sound coming out and the nurses have to blow on the babys face to get him to breathe and sometimes the baby pukes because of the pain and I think if god put it on the body it must be used for something I hope you dont do this to your little boy this is the web site I hope you research beyond yeahoo answers http://www.cirp.org/pages/cultural/glass0/
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UHHHH NOT GOOD AT ALL !!!  if he has an abcess that is just a name for infection.  Think about that...  You are having an infected mouth put on your coochie, NOT GOOD !!!
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Hey honey its him licking it not me!!! lol I say let the boy do what he wants as long as it doesn't offend you then there is no harm done!
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Yes Spanking with a belt is abuse because if you leave a mark on them that is abuse.\n\nDefinatly abuse. Use other means of punishment or report it. Millions of children are killed because of abuse.
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Hey Sorry you are bored I have 2 little children . I have not said that word in 6 years. As for my question. Want to babysit??? HAHA. Kidding. Hope to have made you laugh. Bye
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Hi Caspersweetpea! Sean here (the guy you sent an MSN Messenger Live Beta invitation to but at the wrong address :). This situation invites a lot of problems. If that was my kid, I would tell her employer this is not good for my son since he is only 15. The kid your son is babysitting needs special care that only an adult can give specially with his anger problem. If something bad happens to the kid he is babysitting, your son will carry a lot of psychological burden for the rest of his life. If something bad happens to your kid, are you willing to take that risk?
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No, I never let my kids play with their food.\n\nYou should know there are a bunch of morons on this site. Half of them will probably start playing with asbestos now.
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That is a touchy subject for me.My daughter had a door slammed on her finger,her little finger was hanging off.\n\nI wave them about,then put them in my mouth.
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There is a mental disorder that causes this but the name is escaping me at the moment. If you are asking because you know someone who does this get help! This can be treated but swallowing non edible objects can kill kids. Get help fast ok!