Stirred by growing indiscipline and juvenile delinquency, society has reverted to traditional values. That process is now known as "Conservative Resurgence". Previously unmanageable children have been firmly brought back under adult control. Parental authority has been remarkably strengthened. The same has happened with other authority figures', like teachers, school officials, policemen, ministers and all adults, in general. Children are once again children, not miniature adults, and adults are in charge: It's as simple as that.
It was noted that almost all teenage delinquency and unruliness was due to boys' misbehaviour, rather than girls'. Boys' school results were also conspicuously poorer. Therefore, social control of boys is much tighter now. They are seen as less mature than girls, by a wide margin, and treated accordingly. They are granted less responsibility, freedom and privacy than girls, because boys do not need it and in fact thrive under stricter control. Unlike girls, they often are not allowed access to the internet until they are legally adults, as a way of protecting them. As a result, boys are more naïve and innocent than they used to be.
The age of majority is now 21 for boys and 18 for girls, although there is talk of raising it to 23 for boys and lowering it to 17 or 16 for girls. In general, most parents would consider a 11-year-old girl as much more mature and reliable than a 16-year-old boy. It's not unusual for a younger girl to babysit an older boy. As a result, many girls are assertive, and like to dominate boys.
Puericil is a popular commercial drug, harmless and very cheap. It drastically reduces male children's aggressiveness and makes them much more submissive and compliant, without affecting their intellectual capabilities. It can be taken orally, but there is also a rectal variety. Prolonged treatment progressively eliminates or prevents the appearance of body hair in male children, although it will eventually grow again if the treatment is discontinued. Otherwise, it does not affect sexual development. Side effects may include diurnal and/or secondary nocturnal enuresis in some patients.
As part of the process of subjecting boys to strict control, many adults believe that boys (particularly teenagers) need to be shown that they are little children, not miniature adults, and treat them accordingly. Bathing them, spanking them and/or exposing them in public, is often a way of achieving that. The effect of Puericil ensure that boys do not rebel against this treatment, even though they may intensely dislike it.
Note that the "Conservative Resurgence" is a gradual process. With time, conditions for boys become more difficult and the use of Puericil more widespread. There is also an incresing social pressure on parents to make their boys take Puericil, and they can be seen as bad parents if they do not. The fact that it's gradual and the pace changes from place to place, means that you can make this regime as widespread or novel as you prefer.Other than as modified above, all the usual story submission guidelines apply. See also the Writers' Guide.
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Cassie
"A red face, a red bottom,
a lesson well learned"