Some of the replies to the letter published in Pyjama Punishment Monthly

From Kelly Ann:

No not at all, you are taking control, and showing him who is boss, I know my bf who read this secretly wishes he were in your sons shoes as he loves to dress femme and wear lacy and frilly things. (Mistress Linda)

From Kelly Ann:

You could also then ask that girl to be his baby sitter too and also then sort of have an older female tending to and watching out for the girls and teaching them to be more dominant and helping each other

From Janice Oryan:

Dear Aunt Gertrude;

Congratulations on your treatment of your errant son. How dare he act up in the presence of young ladies and girls? You were right to put him to bed immediately without dinner. In my attachment, I have outlined how this miscreant should be treated.

May I suggest?

After school, he must be bathed by the girls and dressed in pajamas and put in bed with blinds and curtains tightly closed. He should have formula (with medication) and baby food as dinner in bed, (it is much healthier than the junk food older boys crave-no additives or preservatives)(I also suggest when unruly make him eat nasty things like seaweed, stewed cabbage in castor oil OR strained prunes and cod liver oil) do his studies and lights out within one hour of arriving home. What time does he arrive?

On weekends and holidays and the entire summer I suggest:

·        Fulltime bed confinement

·        8:00am - bath by girls, teeth brushing, toilet

·        8:30am - in bed in fresh nightie or girl's pajamas

·        Tucked in with extra quilts and preferably an electric blanket.

·        Have him sleep in a position he dislikes a great deal

·        Brushed flannel sheets to induce sleep

·        Baby doll or stuffed animal to cuddle up with

·        Consider a sleep mask-they work well

·        Baby formula in bottle with medication

·        Medicated suppository if necessary for unruliness

·        Baby pacifier tied in place

·        If very unruly-medicated pacifier filled with castor oil or soap tied in place (The girls will love this)

·        Blinds lowered, curtains (lined of course-hermetically sealed type if possible) tightly closed

·        Window slightly open in good weather so he can hear children playing, birds singing and 

·        An active world he is denied access to

·        Baby monitor and recorder (the latter in case you go out and you need to record his movement)

·        No lights allowed

·        No clock allowed

·        No reading materials, radio or any items he can entertain himself with

·        No visitors

·        Clothes removed from room-closet kept locked

·        Room should be kept very dark

·        He should be told the rules: sleep and be very quiet or else! -No Noise Allowed

·        Door tightly closed and locked

·        Sleep until baby lunch in bed of course-guests allowed to see him and help at lunchtime

·        11:30am - baby lunch

·        Formula and more baby food

·        Toilet, teeth brushing, wash face

·        BED until next morning

·        NO TEA nor DINNER - No guests after lunch - only beneficial sleep, rest and complete quiet

·        Peaceful day with naughty big boy in bed

·        On the holiday you might allow him up in the morning until 11:00am either in pajamas around the house or in bed reading and allowed visitors

·        Earlier bedtimes if punished or his sisters feels he should go to bed-whenever they wish

·        ALWAYS put to bed when you or daughters have guests or you have a party

·        If allowed up-pajamas or nightie only. Street clothes are taboo

·        I have also attached a detailed file on bed punishment for your reference. Thank you Aunt Gertrude and I look forward to more updates from you.

From jk475:

Well I think he should be ready for bed weekdays immediately after he arrives home from school and has dinner in bed, lights out within one half hour upon his arrival.
On weekends for the time being, 12:30pm is more appropriate to prevent him from running around and getting in trouble; if he continues his protesting, then all day on the weekends. 8:30-to bed, sleep till noon and baby lunch then bed till the next morning.
Big boys really need their sleep don't they? Please Aunt Gertrude, we would like to hear more?

From Kelly Ann:

That is only proper and when he does get older tell him he can wear old aged clothing but ones of a more girlish style or what is he wearing now.

From Janice Oryan:

Dear Aunt Gertrude;

It is so delightful to hear that your fifteen-year-old son is treated as the miscreant he really is. Certainly pajama of a child much younger than him has him in tears as well as teaching him a lesson that "when you act like a child, you get treated like one".

Certainly this lad's brashness must be dealt with. I can imagine him protesting that his sister's are younger and they deserve an earlier bedtime. Typical mach boy! His sisters are obviously more mature than he and as noted, help in getting him ready for bed. I applaud that action.

It is quite clear that he has too much time to be up and about. I would suggest that his bedtime start immediately whence he arrives home from school. That is to clean up, brush his teeth and take dinner in bed. His studies once complete, bedtime should be immediately afterwards with lights out, door locked and shades pulled completely down and curtains tightly closed. I would recommend lining his curtains (if not done already) with a special hermetically sealed type to resist 100% of the sunlight. And if he becomes difficult or argumentive, a sedative suppository should be given. Also he should have sleepy time herbal tea at dinner to induce sleep. I further recommend a child monitor to see he is kept quiet and chaste once in bed. Any noise should be severely dealt with of course.

The weekends are a different matter. I see no reason to allow him up to continue being incorrigible and unruly. A preventive cure is needed here. Set back his bedtime to just after lunch and he will take that once in bed. That way there will be no arguing or unruliness at the table. He will forego tea and dinner as well. A sedative suppository and sleepy time tea will help keep him asleep until the next morning.

I am sure your household should be very quiet and happy with this arrangement. Of course all day bedtime for punishment or when you or his sisters deem necessary and definitely to bed before guests or visitors arrive.

I wish you well with this chap and do let us know more about how you discipline him and whether these rules I recommend are to your liking.

Sincerely;

Janice Oryan