Savannah Haddin, a 9 year old girl was punished by her grandmother and was forced to fun for 3 hours.
Svannah was only being a kid and ate some candy. When confronted by her grandmother about if she had eaten the candy, Savannah lied and said she hadn't. Her grandmother then forced Savannah to run for 3 hours as punishment.
Days after the incident Savannah began to have a seizure and died. Her mother took her to the hospital to find out that Savannah had collapesed and died due to severe dehydration and low sodium levels.
Since the discovery Savannahs step mom and grandmother are in custody awaiting trial for murder.
This is such a sad story. People are idiots and don't know how to correctly and safely punish their children.
That is such a sad story. I can't imagine thinking that that was a good idea. I have a 10 month old little girl and my husband and I talk about how we want her disciplined and we agree that for right now we need to focus on consistency and nurturing. I realize she will need other thing later, but I hope that those principles are always present.
ReplyDeleteStories like this just break my heart. You know what is ironic is that you need a license to get married and to drive a car and you need a permit for a gun but you don't need anything in order to become a parent. Some people just don't realize the responsibility that they have when they become a parent. Maybe this lesson will help someone else in the future not make the same mistakes.
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