Scout found, would you punish him for wandering off??

I would punish him, but I would wait a week to do it so that he is recovered and understands why. Obviously it'd be a bit gentle on the punishment side. Be one of the tougher punishments to administer as a parent though.

I'm sure he learned his lesson after three nights in the wilderness in near-freezing temperatures.

The only reason to punish him would be as revenge for making you worried, and who is petty enough to do that?

punish him for being found??

at times like this, I ask myself what would flagpole do? wwfpd?

Your a liberal arn't you???

I bet you don't or want spank your kids either if they did something they should have known not to do.

wwfpd wrote:

at times like this, I ask myself what would flagpole do? wwfpd?

That is actually good advice. You might be being sarcastic, but he has given a lot of good advice here. I started saving for retirement early because of some things he said, I bought a used Corolla on his advice, I also have killer abs from a workout he posted years ago.

no question you punish, real question is how and what is appropriate

if it was my kid I'd have him spend some community service at the discretion of the National Park service pickng up litter and spend some time with the local fire & rescue. He'd also be writing a thank you letter to his scout troop, the NPS, etc.

ANd he would NOT be giving any interviews with anyone.

punish him?? don't you dare touch him!!! I just want to hug my baby!!!

When Scout was missing Calpurnia told Atticus, but she was up in the colored balcony

Jem better replant those flowers and read to that lady, when you do swomethin wrong you gotta pay for it. One way or another.

Father said on CNN that his son has ADD and did

not have his medicine with him. Who are going to

punish? The parents or the 12 year old kid?

He did'nt have his medicine because he wandered off without it. Are you dumber than a 5th grader???

this kid hung out in camp while the troop hiked, then took off when they got back. Clearly the kid has some kind of interpersonal issues and needs some sort of counseling if he is'nt already getting it. I think I would worry more about counseling then punishment.

A lot of times when people have a bad experience like this, they have to relive it over and over until they learn to cope with it. If they do not get him into counseling now, this guy will be wandering off into the woods on his own for days at a time for the rest of his life every time he encounters adversity.

Read the father's quote from CNN. Then get

back to me on that one. And by the way,

it's didn't not did'nt you dumbass!

The kid wandered off accidentally - being lost was certainly a lesson learned.

These idiots that insist on climbing up Mt. Hood with bad weather approaching are those that should be punished - they, or their surviving family, should have to foot the bill for the rescue efforts.

dunno wrote:

Clearly the kid has some kind of interpersonal issues and needs some sort of counseling if he is'nt already getting it.

Long ago, was this "counseling for interpersonal issues" handled by telling the kid to shut up and learn to get along with the other kids or you're going to get it?

At which point you went and got along with the other kids........without medication?

Nah. He already learned the hard way what happens if you wander off. He will never leave anyone's side ever again and was probably scarred for life.

Except you're leaving out the part about the kid growing up having repressed things his whole life and being a miserable person with many emotional issues. Hence all the adults running around acting like children.

60's guy wrote:

dunno wrote:

Clearly the kid has some kind of interpersonal issues and needs some sort of counseling if he is'nt already getting it.

Long ago, was this "counseling for interpersonal issues" handled by telling the kid to shut up and learn to get along with the other kids or you're going to get it?

At which point you went and got along with the other kids........without medication?

The kid wandered off accidentally - being lost was certainly a lesson learned.

These idiots that insist on climbing up Mt. Hood with bad weather approaching are those that should be punished - they, or their surviving family, should have to foot the bill for the rescue efforts.[/quote]

I guess in some countries if you're going to set out on some kind of potentially-dangerous trip (climbing a snowy mountain for example), you have to put down a hefty deposit to cover the costs of any neccesary rescue efforts to save your sorry ass

Pros and cons to this of course-what do you guys think about this policy?[quote]Jeremiah Johnson wrote: