PHOTOS: The New Parenting Technique of Kid Shaming Seems to be Taking Off

By MSN Now

PHOTOS: The New Parenting Technique of Kid Shaming Seems to be Taking Off

January 3, 2013 Updated Jan 3, 2013 at 5:00 PM PDT

If a child does something wrong, should she or he be held accountable by publicly holding up a sign fessing up?

It's a questionable parenting technique that child and adolescent psychologists have described as being unnecessary and possibly having negative impacts.

That, however, hasn't stopped parents, including those of the kids in this gallery, from sign-shaming their kids.

When the father of the sign-holder in number four was questioned about his choice, he replied, "She can sue me for 'defecation.'"

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