Ned was at his wits end. JoJo seemed to a magnet, for trouble at least. He stayed out late, used inappropriate language, had a bad attitude with his sisters, and used his signature glare with everyone. To most people, he was acting like a brat. Ned saw it as a way to get attention. Sally told him to do something about it. Ned wasn't the punisher, Sally was. But, happy wife, happy life. If Sally told Ned to punish his son, then he'll do it. Sally thought grounding won't do it. Something more effective. Ned looked at all of his parenting books, looking for the perfect punishment for his son. Ned's brow furrowed at he turned the pages repeatedly. One by one, each punishment was acted out in his head. Punished with chores? Nope, JoJo wouldn't do it. Soap in the mouth? No, not effective if the last episode was days ago. Spanking? Ned couldn't hurt his son! What could work?

Then, Ned found it! One of his books said something about age degrading punishment. 'If you wanna act like a baby, you'll be treated like a baby.' Ned thought about JoJo being punished by humiliation of being treated like a younger child. Ned wondered if it was safe. The book says it's effective because it makes the child act their own age within a week or two, when they get tired of the treatment. Ned thought about JoJo apologizing after Ned treating him like a baby, literally. Ned decided that punishment would sure work, and got to work. He had some shopping to do.