I believe in creative discipline when it comes to dealing with my kids. So far until now it has worked. I try to choose punishments that fit the crime so to speak. When my 7 year old daughter broke her little brother's favorite toy and did it on purpose due to some argument, I took her favorite toy away, locked it in a glass case where she could see it but not touch it. This seemed to work because she became very respectful of other people's things after that.

This of course is just one example.

More recently she was teasing the hell out of our cocker spaniel pups and actually tormenting them quite sadistically. So again to make the punishment fit the crime, I built a plywood box with a hole in the top. I poured chocolate syrup all over her naked and locked her in the box with the puppies and with just her head sticking out. The point was the puppies would torment the hell out her by licking her all over. She had previously stated she hated when the puppies licked her so I figured this was justice. I just sat back and watched while I read the paper. At first she just screamed bloody murder. Then she began squealing then thrashing about and giggling and laughing then she had a strange look on her face, her eyes rolled back and she began grunting.

Now she begs me to do that too her at least two or three times a week.

I am beginning to think this was a bad idea.