Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap

A Florida couple is behind bars for some old school discipline

By TODD WRIGHT

Updated 9:43 AM EDT, Wed, Oct 14, 2009

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A Palm Bay woman and her boyfriend were arrested Monday for child abuse after the couple went old school to punish their 8-year-old daughter for swearing.

They washed her mouth out with soap.

We don't know about you, but we would petition President Obama and Congress to make it mandatory for every parent to carry a bar of Irish Spring in their back pockets with all the profanity kids use today.

Police claim Adriyanna Herdener and Wilfredo Rivera went too far by placing a bar of soap in the girl's mouth and letting it stay for 10 minutes. Herdener did not intervene in the discipline.

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The girl eventually vomited and Rivera took her to the local hospital, where hospital staff called police.

No one wants a child to be hurt or inhumanely punished, but parents' discipline choices in this country have come down to calling Dr. Phil or hiding the joysticks to the Wii.

Next time your kid has a potty mouth, just give them some gum.

First Published: Oct 13, 2009 1:53 PM EDT

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"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"434889_64112132","adminTags":null,"views":7596,"createdBy":13603934,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":2443107,"mediaName":"Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap","parentThreadId":-1,"mediaId":2443107,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":"externalmedia","createdAt":"14 Oct 2009 12:17:51 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":91,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"catherine","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1063890","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I think the parents went a little overboard by keeping the bar in the child's mouth for 10 minutes, but, the method of punishment wasn't cruel. i'm 58 and I'm still here. I agree with the other guys , I went to catholic school also and my mother was waiting on the front steps when i got home to make sure i got it again. I don't remember how many wooden spoons she wore out on our behinds since we always tried to hide them. Her favorite was a paddle that said " for the cute little dear with the bare behind."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"434889_64112132","adminTags":null,"views":7596,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":2443107,"mediaName":"Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap","parentThreadId":-1,"mediaId":2443107,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":"externalmedia","createdAt":"14 Oct 2009 12:43:30 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":91,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1063997","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Unreal... Depending on exactly what they charge them with, I would say, take it to trial. I dare them to find a jury that would convict them of child abuse / neglect. After they are found not guilty, they need to file suit against the Florida prosecuting attorney, personally, and let him feel the pain of having to hire an attorney out of his own pocket to defend himself for a bogus, bull-crap charge..."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"434889_64112132","adminTags":null,"views":7596,"createdBy":13604902,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":2443107,"mediaName":"Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap","parentThreadId":-1,"mediaId":2443107,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":"externalmedia","createdAt":"14 Oct 2009 12:58:29 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":91,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"tgmur10","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1064057","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"What a Joke - PC run a muck ........ Using this standard My Parents would have been arrested at least once a week!! Kid's need more of this not less!!!!!!!!!!!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"434889_64112132","adminTags":null,"views":7596,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":2443107,"mediaName":"Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap","parentThreadId":-1,"mediaId":2443107,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":"externalmedia","createdAt":"14 Oct 2009 13:06:44 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":91,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1064096","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"This is why our nation is going down the toilet. Parents are imprisoned for disciplining their kids' bad behavior. "We can't punish these poor children - instead we need to UNDERSTAND them!" What?? You never saw things like school shootings, etc. 40 years ago. But that was before it became politically incorrect to discipline your kids. Now you have kids that are completely disrespectful of others. You'll never see my kids mouthing off to me, and there's a reason for that. It's called "good parenting"."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"434889_64112132","adminTags":null,"views":7596,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":2443107,"mediaName":"Mom Arrested for Washing Kid's Mouth With Soap","parentThreadId":-1,"mediaId":2443107,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":"externalmedia","createdAt":"14 Oct 2009 13:11:57 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":91,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1064125","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"This is exactly what is wrong with this country. These people didn't beat this girl or abuse her. Perhaps 10 minutes was too long, but it is not abuse. They are teaching her not to be some trash mouthed little punk. Washing your kid's mouth out with soap is not abuse people. Society, stop being so permissive and start teaching kids values and discipline. Kids don't need to be beaten, but a spanking or a bar of soap when deserved won't kill them. It just might make them think about their actions! 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