[redwitch]

Considering that many who work with children (including many child protective services employees) think that putting soap (even one as mild and pure as Ivory) in the mouth is child abuse, I can only imagine what they would say to hot sauce. I don't think torturing a child is going to help.

The sad thing is that adoptive parents really aren't warned about some of the behavorial issues that come with adopting an older child. Children adopted from Russia frequently have fetal alchohol effect or syndrome. This means organic brain damage with nothing to really help control the extreme impulse issues. Attachment disorders are common in older child adoptions. They are next to impossible to treat and frequently create an adult with borderline personalities at best. I feel for this mother but she needs some help in parenting these children. If the one does have FAS or FAE or attachment issues, the hot sauce will not work. Neither will any other form of punishment. The reward system will work somewhat better but not as much as we would like. (Sorry, one of my buttons.)

Going back to the hot sauce issue. I honestly wouldn't hesitate to notify CPS if I knew of a parent using this as a form of punishment/lesson. If they're willing to burn their child's mouth, what else are they willing to do?