Teresa

I don't know that I would call it abuse, but it's not something I would have ever done with a four year old.....or any other child, for that matter. I prefer to use consequences which apply directly to the misbehavior. So, unless she had done something specifically relating to the water bottle, I would see this as an arbitrary and senseless punishment that taught no real lesson.

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