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How Far Should Tough Love Really Go?
A mother made her son stand on a street corner with a sign announcing his poor GPA draped around his neck. Is this a good way to motivate children?
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This week, we have a question from from a true story about a mother in Tampa, FL, whose eighth-grade son came home with a 1.22 GPA. She made him stand on a street corner, wearing a sign that advertised his low grades and asked passing drivers to "honk if I need education." The son said he felt humiliated, but admitted he needed to work harder in school.
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So, does this kind of tough love really work? Or does this kind of discipline border on bad parenting?
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