Alcatraz Parenting

When we visited Alcatraz last year (which I highly recommend), I couldn't resist buying two souvenir magnets in the gift shop on the way out. During the tour, we learned that, when a prisoner first arrived to the maximum security prison and was shown to his cell, he found, on the fold-out table in his cell, a list of the prison's rules and regulations. The two regulations on the refrigerator magnets I bought are fantastic for parenting a child. I plan to have them posted in the kitchen for the duration of my daughter's stay under my care.

Regulation #5

You are entitled to food, clothing, shelter and medical attention.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU GET IS A PRIVILEGE

Regulation #23

If you make GROUNDLESS COMPLAINTS for the purpose of creating dissatisfaction and/or stirring up trouble ...you will be subject to DISCIPLINARY ACTION