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Proper way to discipline a child (i.imgur.com)
submitted 6 months ago by khrist_
[–]Lckymademoiselle 22 points23 points24 points 6 months ago
Sometimes things like this are used on autistic children; believe it or not, being secured and held like this can be very comforting for some people with autism. IIRC Temple Grandin designed a "hug machine" that calmed her down.
[–]majat1843 6 points7 points8 points 6 months ago
I'm glad you said something. my mom works with mentally challenged children and adults. she's mentioned several times that the only way to calm them down is to use something similar to this.
[–][deleted] -23 points-22 points-21 points 6 months ago
She has mentioned several times that she hit them in the head with a board and emancipated the little bones in their ear.
[–]spoiled_baby 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
I don't think you know what that word means.
[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points-2 points 6 months ago
Woosh.
[–]spacelincoln 3 points4 points5 points 6 months ago
Exactly. My son has some sensory issues, and if he's having a bad day with it, he'll ask for the burrito, which is when I take this blanket that's stretchy and wrap him up VERY tight. He's instantly laughing and feeling better. Weirdest damn thing.
[–]MistaT33 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
COWS!!!
[–]Nighshade586 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
I came her just to say the same thing.
also...
"It feels like a hug!"
[–]inspectorgadget03 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Came here to comment and see that you already have stated what I was going to say. It is used as a calming technique and when they are in this position are asked to slowly inhale and exhale. I do this to my son, but without the restraints. We just hold him down using a technique that we were taught similar to this device.
[–]Domestic-Extremist 8 points9 points10 points 6 months ago
I was put in one of these once when I was refusing a shot as a kid. I can't imagine any legitimate reason for anyone but a medical professional to have them though...
Also that's not spread eagle
[–]homefried 3 points4 points5 points 6 months ago
Same here. I was four and wouldn't take a shot and they strapped me to that motherfucker. It was terrifying.
[–]patchesnbrownie 7 points8 points9 points 6 months ago
"optional immobilizing accessory for... Firm spread eagle position."
ಠ_ಠ what the fucking fuck.
[–]Pandaburn 3 points4 points5 points 6 months ago
Splinting in case of broken arm.
[–]notacoolkid 7 points8 points9 points 6 months ago
My brother got strapped to one of these in the emergency room because he had a Lego up his nose and started freaking out when the doctor tried to get it.
[–]diggemigre 9 points10 points11 points 6 months ago
No nails?
[–]fishlegs5 5 points6 points7 points 6 months ago
haha I read it "Proper way to dispose of a child", well this is awkward
[–]NinjaAlecks 4 points5 points6 points 6 months ago
I bet that kid feels like Jesus
[–]Lampmonster1 2 points3 points4 points 6 months ago
I bit my tongue very badly when I was a kid. I slipped in the tub. Anyway, my parents wouldn't let them knock me out to stitch the wound up as they were worried about general anesthesia. So, I was strapped into something very much like that while my tongue was repaired. I still remember it distinctly despite it being more than thirty years ago.
CSB
[–]Type_Zero 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Ouch. Did they have a valid reason to worry about the anesthesia, or did they just want you to feel it so you wouldn't slip again...
[–]Lampmonster1 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
Well this was thirty years ago and there were still a small number of kids that just didn't wake up from general anesthesia. I think it was just a little bit being over careful on my parents part. I had a local, and honestly it wasn't bad at all. The doctors didn't think it was going to work, but I was apparently a tractable little idiot.
[–]AprilBonheur 6 points7 points8 points 6 months ago
I was strapped in one of those when I got stitches on my head at 5. 16 years later I remember the pinning as far more traumatizing than the gash and blood.
[–]occasionallyacid 2 points3 points4 points 6 months ago
Coming from someone who was a trouble kid with many signs of ADHD/tourette's, being tied down in one of these would certainly not have calmed me down when I was in rage-mode.
[–]PlumDrop 2 points3 points4 points 6 months ago
Proper way to display a child.
[–]Heywood12 2 points3 points4 points 6 months ago
As you lead the kid to the harness, yell out "Dead 1st grader walking!"
[–]rwhite2366 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
works best with water-boarding
[–]redweasel 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
"This is why we named you Jesus."
[–]Jpoche 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
I bet Pedobear has one of these
[–]Heywood12 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
And a windowless white van too....
[–]Buglet91 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
My dentist as a kid used these any time they had to put a kid under anesthesia...which they did for anything other than cleanings.
[–]MistaT33 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
This is for medical purposes. We just use bedsheets and physical restraint when we need to start IVs, give shots, or get blood samples.
This is a backboard. They are used in case of spinal injury. Obviously an adult sized one wouldn't fit a kid, here is a kid sized one.
Not wtf.
[–]dye1337 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
they actually do fit kids... doesn't matter if they're shorter than the board, it's still a board. Properly secured it's all the same. The rigs I work in have adult and pediatric boards but older than like 8 we have to use the adult boards since they won't fit
[–]Zai_shanghai 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
These are also used at dental offices; my 7yo had to have oral surgery under full anesthesia, and I mentioned that he's typically uncomfortable in dental chairs when tipped back because of his cerebral palsy/vestibular system, and they showed me this, which they have on hand to use w kids who can not be immobilized in other ways (obviously they try calming as the first resort--but there is the occasional dental emergency an child who will not stop flailing).
[–]DonNico 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
My dentist put me in one of these as a seven year old. I had gotten into a gnarly bike accident and needed stitches, plastic surgery on my lip, teeth pulled, etc. At first, they tried having my dad in the room holding me down. No go. Then they strapped me down into that thing. I broke out. Then they strapped me back in, had my dad sitting on top of me, and a nurse on my legs. That did the trick. I remember it vividly. Not fun.
[–]The_Prince1513 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
This is the same type of things they use to immobilize prisoners who are receiving lethal injections.
[–]horrorgirl7734 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
I used to get strapped down with something almost like this when I went to the dentist as a child. It's still freaks me out to just think about it.
[–]Jacksenseofrage 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Not for discipline, for medical purpose like stitching cuts, my niece fell from her bike and doctor needed it to apply the stitches. this is legit and a nice story bro.
[–]king_cole 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Fuck everything about this. Seriously, fuck every fucking thing about this.
[–]SabaBoBaba 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
It's used in EMS. Spinal immobilization and the outstretched arms make establishing an IV line easier on an uncooperative child.
[–]Nightmathzombie 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Brought to you by the Neverland Ranch Corporation!
[–]ButterThatBacon 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
Nope, his legs are together.
[–]Nightmathzombie -2 points-1 points0 points 6 months ago
Ahhh...but is there a hole in the back?
[–]ButterThatBacon 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Even better then! He can't kick OR punch!
[–]Brotkrumen 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
Repost.
Also, that's a photoshop. The original
[–]Darktidemage 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
still has "firm spread eagle position" ..
WTF
[–]firianath 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
50% off for Sex offenders...
[–]AutumnEmber 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
This is what religion is about.
[–]SynthPrax 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
"Timmy! If you don't calm the fuck down, I'm gonna crucify you!!"
[–]Heywood12 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
After you get him in, stand the thing up vertically and say "He truly was the King of Kids."
[–]Type_Zero 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
Then, has he's up there and already frightened and uncomfortable, you drain a bit of his blood to drink. Then you get your carving knife and get some flesh off of him. Just enough for everyone that'll be attending to have some. After that's done you can invite your fellow church goers and have a good ol' fashion mass, or communion, or w/e the fuck you want to call it.
Now you're going too far....
[–]jakethesnake76 -1 points0 points1 point 6 months ago
better be willing to pay for the resulting 20+ years of therapy too..
[–]yogurtshwartz -1 points0 points1 point 6 months ago
Jesus
[–]Fausto1981 -7 points-6 points-5 points 6 months ago
this should be outlawed
[–]rtcgm 4 points5 points6 points 6 months ago
Go work with special needs kids for awhile and get back to us. There is a lot of training and care that happens before an aide can use something like this. No one wants to restain a child, but sometimes you must for their own safety and well being, as predetermined by their parents, doctors, facility administrators and sometimes even lawyers.
[–]Fausto1981 2 points3 points4 points 6 months ago
ops my bad, i didn't understand it was for "special" kids...
[–]PericlesATX 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
You sound a little special yourself.
[–]Fausto1981 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago
Suck my dick, assole.
Upvoted for truth. I am an assolé.
[–]YoshiDan 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago
The intended purpose of these isn't for discipline. They're used in cases where a kid needs to be restrained. Like say, in a hospital if the kid is injured and freaking out and they need to keep the kid still, like to give them stitches for example.
[–]Commando_Metro -2 points-1 points0 points 6 months ago
RE-POST. What the hell.
all it takes is a username and password
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is it really that easy? only one way to find out...
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