Results: No Christmas For You!

Did you hear about the mom in Australia who took to social media, wondering if taking away Christmas was an acceptable punishment for her 10-year-old daughter?

The situation was this - the young girl had been caught stealing money from her parents in order to buy sweets for the second time in one month. The first time she had to pay them back, and the mother says she doesn't have any devices to take away. She doesn't use the computer or watch much TV. Now the parents feel they have nothing left to take away, so the father suggested no Christmas presents. Do you think this would be a fair punishment?

When the mother posted about this quandary on Facebook, she was met with mostly negative responses. Posters felt that it sounded like the child was already denied so much in life and that's probably why she was stealing in the first place. They did not think taking away Christmas was a good idea. Have you ever asked random people on social media to help you solve a problem?

Have you ever taken a major holiday away from your child?