10-10-2015, 07:28 PM
(10-10-2015, 07:09 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Adults should set guidelines to keep kids from doing something that willhurt them. When adults start trying to set guidelines on how to dance then they lose credibility.Agreed.
I never tell my kids thay can't do somethung just because "i say so". Instead I always tell tthem exactly what danger or harm I am trying to protect them from.
When you start making stupid rules then kids will think that ALL of your rules are stupid.
Intelligent children require a fair description of reasoning, or they will be insulted and steer themselves toward considering you irrelevant.