Consequence Grab Bag Analysis

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The psychological findings and known information learned from class on consequences and the importance of parents remaining consistent with children disagrees with the opinion of the author from a parenting column in The News-Sentinel. This article discusses how consequences must be unpredictable to be effective with children. Throughout the entire article John Rosemond, the writer, fails to mention any scientific evidence supporting his accusations. Rosemond gives an example of some parents he knows and how they successfully use this technic on how to prevent immunization and the possibility that punishment becomes a game. This example is the “Consequence Grab-Bag”, put 10 consequences in the bag and when misbehavior occurs, children blindly

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