Comments on: What Do You Say To That? http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2010/06/04/what-do-you-say-to-that/ stories. tips. ideas. struggles. joys. of being a daddy Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: daveg http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2010/06/04/what-do-you-say-to-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9828 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:16:12 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/?p=1040#comment-9828 Sounds like he’s old enough to understand cause and effect.

So, yep, choose a painful consequence you will allow to happen that’s not too dangerous or _too_ painful.

Tell him before it happens, and then be there to remind him after it happens that you warned him not to do that.

Unfortunate but true, pain is a good teacher.

You are still parenting well when you allow consequences to come and help your kids to understand what lessons should be learned.

]]> By: Rodney Fiddaman http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2010/06/04/what-do-you-say-to-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9821 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:09:48 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/?p=1040#comment-9821 And then completely ignore him while keeping a watchful eye on him. Harder to do than it sounds!

]]> By: Rodney Fiddaman http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2010/06/04/what-do-you-say-to-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9820 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:04:28 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/?p=1040#comment-9820 Very simple answer: OK.

]]> By: Walfrid Lindsg?rd http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2010/06/04/what-do-you-say-to-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9813 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:16:15 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/?p=1040#comment-9813 Tell him that when he falls and hurt himself you will not feel sorry for him because it will be his own fault.

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