Grounding (Punishment)

Grounding is a type of punishment used on older kids, tweens and teens. It usually involves getting an item of the child's interest taken away for a set period of time. Grounding also involves the kid not being able to leave their room, the house or perform a certain activity. Grounding is commonly used by parents on both sides of the political spectrum.

Reasons for Being Grounded (Logical)

 * Bullying others
 * Profusely lying
 * Skipping school
 * Theft
 * Staying out WAY past curfew

Reasons for Being Grounded (Illogical)
These are reasons that mostly Conservative parents ground their children:
 * Skipping Church
 * Or refusing to go to Church

Popular Culture
TV shows such as Malcolm in the Middle and South Park sometimes have child characters get grounded.

The site GoAnimate is a site where a user can post a video on YouTube using their site, although 99.9% of these videos involve somebody getting grounded. Usually the grounded characters are "baby-show characters" such as Caillou, Barney and Little Bill. Grounding periods on GoAnimate last for too long (e.g. 32198590385713790257890643724847510983561892037589103465910435680913659063501635492 years).