Gentle Discipline
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Gentle DisciplineWhen we talk about Gentle Discipline at Southern Comfort, we are talking about punishments that do not cause physical pain. In this way you could consider diaper discipline to be "gentle discipline" in spite of the fact that we've included it in the non-traditional physical punishments. You will also see it listed among the Gentle Discipline topics, because typically we classify gentle discipline as a type of discipline that does not cause pain. Diaper discipline, done right, won't cause physical pain (though it may be intensely humiliating for the one on the receiving end of it.
As of right now, we find four different types of gentle discipline. Each one of these types has its own page with a discussion of the use of these punishments on fictional children of various ages (since in some cases, gentle punishments can be harder than physical punishments and we try to keep things relatively age-appropriate. Why Use Gentle Discipline?In a group like Southern Comfort, you may be asking yourself "what use is there for gentle discipline when everybody wants a spanking? Our staff would mutually like to make it known that gentle discipline has its place in a group like this one. Both of the admins of Southern Comfort enjoy gentle discipline in our play, and we don't want you to be afraid to use it, particularly if you have a child in your family whose player enjoys this aspect of play.
There are other situations in which it may be appropriate, however, and we'd like to share that with you here.
Gentle Discipline for ParentsWhile we expect, for the most part, that our parents are going to use physical punishment on their children, we do want to make it clear that there are some very appropriate times to use gentle discipline instead. In this section of the site, we've talked a lot about the fun and fantasy nature of this site but we haven't really given a lot of time or words to the fact that for a lot of people, quite a great deal of healing comes from playing a child or teenager, particularly one who has had a rough past.
Because of the healing nature of this site, there are times that you'll come up against a child or against a situation that doesn't call for physical punishment, but instead calls for a heavy dose of love and positive discipline or gentle discipline. You may use physical discipline most of the time, but if you're presented with a child or teenager who is acting out due to overwhelming feelings, the first step needs to be to provide some kind of comfort (unless your parent character is already angry, then negotiate).
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