It annoys me SO MUCH when parents use abusive or harmful disciplinary techniques on their children. For example, the classic “soap in the mouth”.
Parents usually use this when their child says a bad word or uses profanity. They take SOAP and pour some in the child's mouth and make them swallow it.
WAIT..
HOLD UP!
It CLEARLY says on the back of the label:
Warnings: For EXTERNAL use ONLY
Keep out of reach of CHILDREN
Does that sound like something kids should be ingesting?
Most parents who use this usually say, “Oh it’s not that big of a deal! It’s just a few drops or a half of a pump. It’s not going to kill them…”
IT’S A CHEMICAL! You just don’t do that, no matter how small or little the amount is. It’s still harmful in some way, if soap was edible then it would be sold as food! Not a cleaning product.
And yes, I’m talking to you parents out there that thinks it’s okay to do that, IT’S NOT! In fact, I’m going to go into some details in why it isn’t.
According to, Medical information and health advice you can trust., it states that: “If you swallow soap, there may be pain or swelling in your throat and on your lips and tongue. You may also experience symptoms of gastrointestinal distress. You may begin to vomit repeatedly, and you may vomit blood. You may also experience abdominal pain or have blood in your stool. Depending on the product that you ingested, you may also have burns in your esophagus.
In serious situations, you may have low blood pressure or your heart rate may drop rapidly and could collapse from contact with the chemicals.”
So there you have it!
You’re suppose to care for your children, not harm them! Instead of harmful methods like this, just try “timeouts”, groundings, or taking away toys and eliminating “play time”.
You can teach your child right from wrong without hurting them or their health
