[papertyger]

1. going out in the cold without a jacket "OK, I'll just keep it handy, tell me when you are cold and want it." 2. trying to let go of my hand when crossing a street..... Picked them up, carried them across

How is this discipline, the object of which is to inculcate self-regulation? All you did iis restrain them from that which you didn't approve. Moeover, how do you practice your method on multiple children simultaneously?

In life, the consequences of foolish actions are painful, not negotiable.

[From many - one.]

The exchange so far:

me "1. going out in the cold without a jacket "OK, I'll just keep it handy, tell me when you are cold and want it." 2. trying to let go of my hand when crossing a street..... Picked them up, carried them across"


papertyger: "How is this discipline, the object of which is to inculcate self-regulation? All you did iis restrain them from that which you didn't approve...."

response: the jacket incident demonstrated that my judgment could be trusted and that I trusted their common sense. It worked.

crossing the street simply is how one responds when the danger was beyond their comprehension.

papertyger: "Moeover, how do you practice your method on multiple children simultaneously?"

How do you spank several children simultaneously?