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I babysat a 5 yr old boy who acted much like this girl on a daily basis. I came to the point where I could no longer watch him. That point came in less than 2 weeks. He was breaking things, punching other children and demading more of my time than he deserved. Honestly I did all I could to prevent his outbursts which were numerous throughout the day. A child like that needs more than the standard discipline. Time outs aren't sufficient.
Apparently from the sound of it the girl acted out regularly. The teachers handled things quite well. The fact that the policemen handcuffed the child was not excessive. She was not harmed. The parents defending their child, saying that the educators followed their child too closely and provoked her is lame. As an educator I would have followed just as closely. When the child is damaging property you want to be close enough to catch things or stop something from breaking. There's no harm in that. The educators did all they could and nothing wrong.
My hope is that the arrest will have shown the child that there are serious consequences for violence. Unfortunately her parents defending her and blaming the authorities is only going to undermine that lesson. Still the officers did what the child needed. Kudos to those educators. I bet their glad to be rid of the brat but sad that she won't learn to control herself.
Parents who allow their children to behave violently without retribution are deporable and disgust me.
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