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Re: Child rearing (was: Nothing personal, but...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:29:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> <snip>
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> Further, it is my opinion that punishing both children whenever it is not
> easily determinable who is at fault engenders the notion that if you can
> just muddy the waters as to fault, you can get away with stuff to the extent
> of your victim getting punished just as badly as you do.
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> Not particularly fair, IMHO and not a message I choose to send to my
> children (who are now old enough to understand right and wrong at least to a
> limited extent). I always try to determine fault first if I can. The faulter
> gets more of a punishment, although both may get in trouble for fighting.
> Sometimes I can't determine fault and so I go with the "you're both in
> trouble" approach.
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> Tying it back... I reject the notion that Scott and I are equally at fault
> here.
I agree 100%
Scott A
> I'm not the only person who feels that way either. I also reject the
> notion that the person who acknowledges *some fault* is *more* at fault,
> just in case that should happen to come up...
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