I Didn't Know People Still Did This...

[mac60]

Giving a child a taste of soap has been a remedy for being/saying naughty things for years and years. It is not abuse. No wonder the young kids of today, from toddlers to young adults, are disrepectful and out of control, for some reason so many think a form of discipline that was used for years and years that worked is suddenly "bad". If a child is old enough to drop the f bomb, or the bit-- word, or mouth off to an adult, they are old enough to have a taste of soap. If more parents would be proactive in discipline, society would be a much better place.

[Former Teacher]

Oh yes I had the soap ONE time. I said the B word once to my mother. She grabbed the soap and got it wet and then put it in my mouth and scrapped it on my front teeth.

Like I said I never did it again ::

[Crystal]

Giving a child a taste of soap has been a remedy for being/saying naughty things for years and years. It is not abuse. No wonder the young kids of today, from toddlers to young adults, are disrepectful and out of control, for some reason so many think a form of discipline that was used for years and years that worked is suddenly "bad". If a child is old enough to drop the f bomb, or the bit-- word, or mouth off to an adult, they are old enough to have a taste of soap. If more parents would be proactive in discipline, society would be a much better place.

Really? You really think that a lack of "soap in the mouth" or a lack of spanking is the reason children misbehave? REALLY???????

I think the typical child who misbehaves does it due to a desire for attention. I think it is most commonly seen in children who have highly self-involved parents who are unwilling to spend the time and energy it takes to develop children who understand right from wrong, and who respect the parent because they love them rather than fear them. I think if parents would get off their phone, get off the internet, quit spending every waking moment socializing and caring for themselves and spend TIME with thier children and enact APPROPRIATE consequences for misbehavior society would be a much better place.


FTR...soap is poisonous. It may not be fatal unless there is a significant amount of ingestion, but it does cause illness.

[Live and Learn]

Soap in the mouth of a child is abuse.

There is teaching discipline and then there is child abuse.

[WImom]

I threatened my own 6 year old when she kept spitting at her dad during a tantrum. She knows I mean business and stopped right away and hasn't done it since. Now if I really had to do it I would have because I said I would but I would have probably just put some one my finger not the whole bar.

[Oneluckymom]

I saw on the news a few years ago that a child had an allergic reaction to the soap after his mom "washed his mouth out." The child passed away.

OMG, how awful....can you imagine the parents ( I don't know what kind of parents they were) but I'm sure they thought they were doing the right thing. How sad. Soap is full of chemicals...( not meant for consumption)

[KEG123]

Yeah and for a 2.5 year old? Who pretty much doesn't talk as it is? Just seems odd to me. I could possibly understand a cursing preteen/teen, but this situation just doesn't fit the punishment, IMO.

[MyAngels]

Really? You really think that a lack of "soap in the mouth" or a lack of spanking is the reason children misbehave? REALLY???????

I think the typical child who misbehaves does it due to a desire for attention. I think it is most commonly seen in children who have highly self-involved parents who are unwilling to spend the time and energy it takes to develop children who understand right from wrong, and who respect the parent because they love them rather than fear them. I think if parents would get off their phone, get off the internet, quit spending every waking moment socializing and caring for themselves and spend TIME with thier children and enact APPROPRIATE consequences for misbehavior society would be a much better place.


FTR...soap is poisonous. It may not be fatal unless there is a significant amount of ingestion, but it does cause illness.

Very well said. Parenting is a demanding, time consuming and, at times, very difficult undertaking. Fortunately the rewards are worth every moment invested. Okay, now that I've jumped off the "soap" box (sorry, I just couldn't resist)...

The soap of today is vastly different than the "soap" that my mother or grandmother would have used to "wash out my mouth." I can't imagine doing that to a 2.5 year old .

[mac60]

Really? You really think that a lack of "soap in the mouth" or a lack of spanking is the reason children misbehave? REALLY???????

I think the typical child who misbehaves does it due to a desire for attention. I think it is most commonly seen in children who have highly self-involved parents who are unwilling to spend the time and energy it takes to develop children who understand right from wrong, and who respect the parent because they love them rather than fear them. I think if parents would get off their phone, get off the internet, quit spending every waking moment socializing and caring for themselves and spend TIME with thier children and enact APPROPRIATE consequences for misbehavior society would be a much better place.


FTR...soap is poisonous. It may not be fatal unless there is a significant amount of ingestion, but it does cause illness.

Yep, I do. But even more so, lazy ass parents. I think the parenting skills of so many today are absolutely rediculous and non existent. Gotta be Susie's friend instead of the responsible adult/parent. Just look at the Amish community....their children are typically very well behaved, and yep, they still believe in going to the wood shed when necessary. And seriously....who the hell said anything about making a child injest soap.....of coarse it would be a small dab on the finger. Gees.

[Crystal]

Yep, I do. But even more so, lazy ass parents. I think the parenting skills of so many today are absolutely rediculous and non existent. Gotta be Susie's friend instead of the responsible adult/parent. Just look at the Amish community....their children are typically very well behaved, and yep, they still believe in going to the wood shed when necessary. And seriously....who the hell said anything about making a child injest soap.....of coarse it would be a small dab on the finger. Gees.

I agree re. lazy parents. I see it frequently. (not with my child care families, just in public, generally) I also agree about being friends rather than the parent.

Soap is ingested when put in the mouth....it's inevitable. And, if soap in mouth happens often enough, it could become toxic.

[Vesta]

I've never put soap in anyone's mouth and don't plan on it, but this is all I can think about with this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktzt096mlxs

[KEG123]

I've never put soap in anyone's mouth and don't plan on it, but this is all I can think about with this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktzt096mlxs

hehehhe...love that movie!

[mac60]

What movie is it. Never saw that video before.

[My Daycare]

A Christmas Story

[KEG123]

What movie is it. Never saw that video before.

Christmas Story. You sure are out of the loop! One of the BEST Christmas movies of ALL time!!!