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In reply to the discussion: "Mother of girl involved in 'kissing' discipline speaks out" [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)I saw him on television--it's obvious that he was parroting a parent when he smirked on about six year olds having "a lotta energy," giving the cutesy smile as if he was anticipating a positive reaction to his comment, with a shrug that looks like he copied the gesture from his ma. It would not surprise me at all if his parent rails against the "mean old school" and the "crabby girl and her parent/s" and reinforces the shitty behavior by the child.
I feel sorry for the kid, he's being raised wrong. That's what the problem is, here, IMO.
If he has a compulsion that causes him to repeatedly violate personal space, well, there are medications and behavior modification therapy for that. The problem could be, though, that no one at home ever tells him that NO means NO. It's hard to let those lessons and second chances sink in when the child is getting mixed signals.