Grounding kids normalizes the prison industrial complex. Punishing kids teaches them to fear your judgment. Teach them that what they did is wrong in a positive, constructive way, by talking things out, and helping them to understand. Prison terms are not successful in preventing or deterring crime, so why would it work on a small scale?
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
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