Toogood or Toobad Toogood said she was “horrified” when she saw the videotaped incident herself. “I was thinking, I look like a monster,” Toogood said, crying. “ I can’t believe I would do that to my little four-year old girl.” Where do we draw the line for punishing our kids? What is too far? When does it become abuse? All of these questions were brought up in the media following and incident in a department …showed first 75 words of 548 total…

…showed last 75 words of 548 total…as either good or bad. This is why there is no one, specific definition for good or bad. Everyone has their own personal definition reflecting themselves and their backgrounds. Whether Madelyne Toogood views what is good and bad differently than most, or overreacted in a specific circumstance, what she did was not right. Both the child welfare system and Child Protective Services would agree that Toogood’s actions were wrong in the eyes of society.