to think removal is wrong?

[NoShelfElf]

Do you think taking all of a 3 year old's toys from them is an effective form of discipline for minor misdemeanours? For weeks at a time?? I think it's totally over the top but wondered what other people thought. I thought a punishment needed to be immediate to the behaviour at that age, not a long drawn out process. This particular 3 year old is also punished for crying over finding out the cause of the tears and resolving that. The parents are proud of how strict they are with this child (also big fans of rather long "time out") but I have my concerns that this child will have issues in the future arising from this.

Sorry - toy removal. As in all toys. From a 3 year old.

That's a ridiculous punishment.. so what does he do for brain stimulation for weeks at a time?

That’s really cruel

They sound like nasty parents, a 3 year old can't always comprehend 'what happened last time' and they certainly can't express their feelings in a reasonable way. What a horrible time that child must be having, the fact they're proud of this shows they haven't got a clue. I feel so sorry for that poor child, its just teaching them that they'll lose everything anyway and so will end up misbehaving, it will backfire on them massively.

I'm guessing they're not approachable and open to suggestions?

There's doting grandparents on the scene with well stocked toy rooms. But from what I gather, a lot of tv, shopping and listening to other people being told how naughty he is and how long his toys have been away for. I'd like to buy a Christmas present but don't want to waste my money v