Would you ever diaper your child and treat them as a baby? A punishment called "diaper discipline".

Hello,

It's true, this punishment is one of the worst I have heard of. I came across it by accident one day and thought it was a sex site, or a gag joke or something. I was shocked to find out it was really being used on children. To the best of my knowledge www.diaperdisciplinesite.com is the only site I know of that is a message board parents regularly post on about what they are doing to their children as far as putting them in diapers and such. I made an account on the board about 3 years ago and have spent much time giving other forms of discipline that doesn't cause so much damage to the child such as time outs, extra chores, taking away toys and grounding to the house are a few examples. Thus far, there are over 300 parents on the message board. Some with 2 or more children. Atleast 5 have stated on the message board that they intend to keep their children in diapers and sleeping in cribs and such till they move out on their own to "keep them behaving". Quite a few children are sent to school diapered. As if school isn't hard enough for children without being teased for being in diapers, not because they have a bladder or bowel condition, but as a punishment for coming home late from a friends house, or talking back. When I contacted child services to find out what laws covered it, I was shocked to hear they have never heard of this form of abuse, but thank god 2 laws do cover it's use if a parent were reported of doing it. I know my reply is long. It just makes me so angry. I have seen it used on my brother for his bed wetting. Not used to help keep things dry, but as a punishment. It wasn't his fault. He was 8. They were using baby diapers, calling him a baby and so on. Because of what was done to him, I hid my own bed wetting into my 20's. I was terrified of being treated like him. I honestly hope thoes who even think of using this form of "punishment" don't use it. And quickly report anyone who they see using it to the police and child services. No child could do anything bad enough to deserve this form of abuse, or any other. Please take care and love your children. They are only kids for a short time. Make those young years enjoyable, not full of tears and pain.

-Stanley

Anyone who treat their child in this way has severe mental problems in my opinion. I would never discipline my child or any other child in this manner nor would I ever endorse this type of discipline.

This is a form of child abuse. No one has the right to humiliate and/or terrorize any person, let alone an impressionable child, in this manner. These children probably will end up with emotional problems that may never heal.

If you know of anyone using this technique, report them to Child Services and the police.

People who do these kinds of things need help themselves. Obviously, something incredibly traumatic has happened in their life; and, they have been unable to deal with it.

I couldn't do nothing like that personally.

That will end up messing the child up to me.

This is horrible. How can loving parents do something like this to their children, they don't deserve to have them. This is the reason we have so many dysfunctional adults.

This is severe child abuse. Someone subjected to this regularly will grow up with major psychological issues. If it's not alreadly illegal, it should be.

I have Never heard of this kind of discipline and I have worked with children for about 20 years.....sounds like very odd behavior on the part of the parents and I would think it would cause so much stress for the child

I shouldn't even be answering this question; I am completely without words. In all the years I have worked with children, or even raised my own, I have never heard of this practice. It is appalling, and if I saw it walk into my workplace I would be on the phone with DCFS immediately. This form of punishment is both physically and emotionally damaging.