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Originally Posted by 1dayatatime  That is the AZ law in regards to physical child abuse. Do you think asking a 4year old to hold a small water bottle in each hand either infront of her like candlesticks or above her head(her choice) for 2 to 4 minutes as a punishment child abuse? |
I see it very close to child abuse. Like walking right up to the line as close as you can get, but not stepping over.
In this forum, I advise parents not to consider using techniques that are indented to create any kind of stress\harm on the physical body or creating intense fear\terror.
Parents can get extremely creative with these kind of methods. How about not allowing to child to drink water for a few hours? How about locking a child in a 100% dark room\closet? How about tying their hands behind their back? How about taping their mouth shut? How about simply threating them that you will give them up for adoption? There are all kind of methods that are outside the legal definition of child abuse, but most parents would never consider using many of these types of very effective methods of behavior control.