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Originally Posted by Donny
I'm hoping that treating him like a HUMAN (instead of a slave like most people treat their kids) will minimize future problems. They'll arise, and I'll change to meet the challenges.
At least that's the plan.
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OH GOD, it so will help him in later years, trust me. We have always treated our kids like they were PEOPLE....... and it has helped. I have kids ages 21, 17, 12 and 8 and trust me when I tell you that this is crucial. We NEVER EVER discipline our kids in front of people, not to embarrass them anyway. We do ask that they be nice or something, or be respectful, but that's it. They are people and sometimes parents forget about this.
Anything that will impact their lives, like a major move or something, we talk to them BEFORE we make a final decision and give them an option to speak their minds about it. We talk to them about anything that impacts them..... and we TEACH them.... that's a big thing, TEACH them to be respectful and good and they will. They need and thrive on discipline, but GOOD discipline, not abusive or abrasive discipline. We ALWAYS give them a chance to speak their minds, but they aren't allowed to raise their voices in order to do it. Talk to us as people and we treat you as people........
