BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A local man went to extremes on Monday to punish his teenage daughter.
He did so by making the 13-year-old stand at the corner of Stine Road and Stockdale Highway while holding a sign that said she was a liar and disrespected parents.
Clayton Delouth said it was a last resort and said his daughter had stolen money and items from him and his wife as well as a neighbor.
Delouth said while it wasn't meant to embarrass her, it was and added that the Puritans and judges have done it, "so, why not?"
But local psychologist Dean Haddock says that such a punishment will more than likely backfire and the best medicine is to open up the lines of communication between father and child.
Dr. Haddock says that if a child is acting out, like Delouth says his daughter has, it is probably a sign of a bigger underlying problem.
Haddock added that the best way to figure out the problem is through counseling and that can help parents figure out the appropriate way to correct a child's behavior.
Delouth says that if his daughter's activities continue, he may end up taking her to the mall to hold the sign again.
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