[LostInBayport]

DCF spokesman Terry Field said the punishment might legally be considered bizarre, a form of maltreatment. Experts cautioned that the punishment was extreme and likely ineffective.

I would think the prospect of having to do this again (or wondering what Mom comes up with next) would make it highly effective. The woman cares enough to deliver tough love and the state's liberal gestapo descends on her like Moochelle on braised ancho-chile ribs.

[lastchance]

I applaud this mom. The experts might consider that mom and dad are experts of the limitations faced by people who do not finish highschool.