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Diaper Discipline: Reality vs Appearance

by Robert P.
(USA)

Note from Darlene: 
With permission from the author, this post was moved from the comments section of an Ask Darlene page titled Is diaper discipline child abuse? Diaper discipline refers to the practice of placing an older child—in many cases, an adolescent child—in diapers for disciplinary purposes.

Parents who diaper their older child as a form of discipline dabble in an extremely controversial psychology—regression therapy—that they obviously know very little about; otherwise, they would never consider, never mind employ, such an insidious practice. Regression therapy, even when administered under the care of a highly trained professional, can have serious emotional repercussions.

Robert P., the author of the article below, is a man who endured this form of emotional child abuse. He has courageously shared his own experience in his story on this site at Child abuse story from Robert P. Read on...


Didn't expect to write again, but seems there is a lot of responses trying to describe what diaper discipline really does to a child. Here is what I feel happens based on my own experience.

APPEARANCE: Calming, well behaved, obedient

REALITY: They are calm because their self-esteem has been destroyed. They behave and obey because they live in fear and insecurity. They have lost their dignity and self identity. The essence of who they are has been destroyed.

LIFE RESULTS: Withdrawn and shy, making them subject to bullying. Very often develops sexual fetishes. Hindered social and relationship skills. Strong inferiority complex. Self loathing. Lacks self confidence needed to reach full potential in life. Just about every aspect of healthy development is held back.

Diaper discipline is far more than just abuse. It is the killing of a human soul. There should be strong laws treating it as such.

My heart weeps for all the lost souls out there. Sadly, there are many.

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Diaper Discipline: Reality vs Appearance

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Jul 08, 2008
 Permission appreciated...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Thank you, Robert, for allowing me to move this to a move visible location on my site. My heart, dear man, weeps for YOU.

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir
Jul 12, 2008
 what can i say?
by: Anonymous

Robert you have said more then i could ever say about the subject of diaper discipline. there should be laws about it but i have not found any. the web site about diaper discipline, the people who have it know the affects it has on a child. they have links to yahoo groups and mental health. they do not say to parents. this is what it does to a child they just are interested in getting the child into diapers. its like they get a high off the stories , it does not matter to them the affect it has on a child in fact they delight in telling the children how bad they are they say they are so bad they had to be put into diapers. it just child abuse they have a frist addmendment rihgt to free speach is what i have been told. yet im still trying to find what rights the children have. i have started to reform a group to help them if they want help. the group is called the caring parents network. when we frist formed we were a group that wanted to fight child abuse . we had as children had been disciplined in ways that are now called child abuse.
ronald

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