What is the appropriate punishment for a teen?

**no1_vern** · October 19th, 2011, 05:14 AM

Girl's parents force her to duel stepdad
I dont know about the Renaissance dueling, but spanking or beating the child is something that seems pretty typical(around these parts anyway).

16-year-old girl was allegedly beaten by her parents and then forced to fight her stepfather in a medieval duel.

The girl's stepfather, Fremon Seay, and her mother, Julie Seay, who are both Renaissance enthusiasts in the State of Washington, were arrested over the weekend, msnbc reported.

Police say that Fremon Seay beat his stepdaughter with a tree branch before forcing her to dress in armour and fight him with a wooden sword for two hours while the girl's mother watched.

The teenager allegedly collapsed from exhaustion.

The Thurston County couple told police that they were disciplining the girl for attending a party without permission and that it was their right to decide how to discipline their child.

I'm unsure if what they did IS appropriate punishment for the 16YO daughter who went to a party in direct disobedience of the parents orders. I would most likely be wanting to beat her myself. What do you think is an appropriate response?

**GroundZero3** · October 19th, 2011, 05:54 AM

Off with her head

**Steve R Jones** · October 19th, 2011, 05:56 AM

The parents will get their just reward for doing bad things without premission

**Chuckiechan** · October 19th, 2011, 10:36 AM

Control your wench!

**MTAtech** · October 19th, 2011, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by no1_vern

Girl's parents force her to duel stepdad
I dont know about the Renaissance dueling, but spanking or beating the child is something that seems pretty typical(around these parts anyway).

It's not typical in these parts and I'm against corporal punishment anyway.

Removing of privileges for undesirable behavior and rewards for appropriate behavior are what psychologists recommend. Whipping a 16 year old girl with a tree branch sounds more like living out one's fetish than it does child discipline.

**tony_j15** · October 19th, 2011, 01:52 PM

16 is past the age for physical punishment. I'm OK with swatting younger children, but a teenager is too old for that. The parents were way over the line and it sounds like brutality to me.

**sharder8** · October 19th, 2011, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by MTAtech

It's not typical in these parts and I'm against corporal punishment anyway.

Removing of privileges for undesirable behavior and rewards for appropriate behavior are what psychologists recommend. Whipping a 16 year old girl with a tree branch sounds more like living out one's fetish than it does child discipline.

Depends on what kind of tree branch it was . . . when I was a kid, willow branches got my attention real quick! Especially when I had to go out and select the branch.

Originally Posted by tony

16 is past the age for physical punishment. I'm OK with swatting younger children, but a teenager is too old for that. The parents were way over the line and it sounds like brutality to me.

I tend to agree that 16 is to old for the tree branch though . . .

At that age, my Dad used a right upper cut. My wife's Mom used a round house right. Both worked.

Harder

**MTAtech** · October 19th, 2011, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by tony_j15

16 is past the age for physical punishment.

"Oh daddy, I think I deserve a good spanking."

**SoloCamo** · October 19th, 2011, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by sharder8

Depends on what kind of tree branch it was . . . when I was a kid, willow branches got my attention real quick! Especially when I had to go out and select the branch.

I tend to agree that 16 is to old for the tree branch though . . .

At that age, my Dad used a right upper cut. My wife's Mom used a round house right. Both worked.

Harder

Agreed. Luckily I watched my older brother learn that lesson, and right on the spot, watching it happen to him alone taught it to me well without ever having the need to experience it myself

. I'd say my dad (may he rest in peace)
threw a good right hook though, not an uppercut

**howste** · October 19th, 2011, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by no1_vern

What do you think is an appropriate response?

Fighting with armor wouldn't be punishment, that would be fun. I used to do it myself with the SCA when I was younger. A more appropriate punishment is to make her watch Barney and Teletubbies videos for hours.

**pickel** · October 19th, 2011, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by tony_j15

16 is past the age for physical punishment. I'm OK with swatting younger children, but a teenager is too old for that. The parents were way over the line and it sounds like brutality to me.

When I was 16 and came home , shall we say...intoxicated.

, my father beat my arse , good and proper. Never came home like that again !!!! Next time was staying out all night wearing off the liquor.Can't win either way.

**sharder8** · October 19th, 2011, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by howste

Fighting with armor wouldn't be punishment, that would be fun. I used to do it myself with the SCA when I was younger. A more appropriate punishment is to make her watch Barney and Teletubbies videos for hours.

Now THAT would be cruel and un-usual punishment . . . bordering on torture!

Harder

**Whir** · October 20th, 2011, 04:36 AM

Dumb parents. If they were real buffs they'd have married her off at 14 and not been dealing with it at all. And she'd be old enough to go to parties without asking.