Sometimes parents feel need to put kids in their place, and often the only way to get through to them is by humiliating them. Take this recent story for example. A Florida dad was fed up with his son’s bad behavior and failing grades that he made the high school student stand outside at a busy intersection wearing a sign letting passersby know that he failed three courses because he’s a class clown. Sounds pretty harsh, but the kid got the message and said he’s going to try harder in school. And of course there’s the dad who famously shot up his daughter’s laptop in a viral video.

• Did your parents ever deliberately embarrass you as a punishment? What did you do, and how did they embarrass you?
• Parents, have you ever deliberately humiliated your kids to get a point across? What did you do?
• Do you think it’s okay to publicly humiliate your child to your point across?