I'd also argue, especially once you hit the teens, that you want your punishment to be enforceable. Grounded for a year with no phone? You're undermining yourself. The first time the kid realizes that you are not longer actually capable of manhandling them and *forcing* them to comply is the last time they'll take you seriously.
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I'd also argue, especially once you hit the teens, that you want your punishment to be enforceable. Grounded for a year with no phone? You're undermining yourself. The first time the kid realizes that you are not longer actually capable of manhandling them and *forcing* them to comply is the last time they'll take you seriously.