The only people who think this is a good tactic are control freaks and narcissists.

Stripping out their room and stuff and taking their clothes because "You bought them" doesn't motivate anybody.

Not important, but my parents got rid of my favorite stuffed animal when I was 9 bc of bad grades/school stuff. Had the s.a. since I was 3. They ignored my begging, and just put 'em in the trash... I remember to this day.

YES

My mother used to threaten me this way and when i did something she didn't like, she would always say something like 'I was going to let you go to that trip at school but now that you've done this I decided not to'. She knew exactly how much I wanted to go, and I knew pretty well that she wasn't going to let me go anyway - but that still hurt because I had that feeling that I'd lost something I almost had. The worst part was that I didn't even know WHAT I'd done to deserve a punishment.Today I'm an adult and I have an immense fear of abandonment and expect life to take away anything (and anyone) what's important to me, especially in a moment when I'd need it the most.

Yeah my parents just don’t understand I text my friends so much bc they are my reason for living. When I couldn’t contact them over the summer I tried to kill myself

THIS IS TRUEEEEEE trust me i'm 9 basiccally 10 in 2-3 months

there's a difference between consequences, and straight up plain cruelness towards kids. i have this problem. in my moms mind i believe that she thinks what helps me and my mental or behavioral , is what benefits her 100% as well, when that's not the case

How Sad & Brainwashing is it that Parents does ; The Take Away & Threatening of killing animals??!!! I really do understand Why kids grow up with so much anger & hate in their hearts,that They sometimes commit some serious & really crue meaningless crimes …. Caus’ They have learned it from Them Who Should Love & Proect Them. Against Cruelness & Hurtfull People… Against Evil & Pain… Their Own Parents!!!! I’m so Sorry for U Kids! 🙏🏻♥️

My very own mother took my f*****g books and stuffed toys away because idk she felt like she couldn't control me or something.

Not to mention it doesn't actually solve any problems... If I'm struggling with homework because I can't understand the problems or concentrate on them, how is taking away my phone at all related to that? I guess some people with kids just don't want to be parents...

Yeah, this ones a little to vague for me , what are the actual circumstances, what is all?Sometimes not taking away let's say a BB gun when misused leads to more serious behaviour.

No, little one, you have confused à "right" with a "privelege". Your electronic devices were taken away from you because you won't do what is expected of you in a family, and some day, you'll get a job and refuse to do the least expected of you and you'll get fired, but complain that it was unfair.

I don't know, taking the phone, computer, headphones,, baseball practice-works pretty well here. All of those are distractions from schoolwork. So yes, if you are not doing your best you will lose them. (Two weeks of having to do homework without these at the kitchen table for 2 hours has already brought his grades up). It was that or reduced time for baseball (his choice).