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[QUOTE="qdawgg, post: 4681736, member: 52"]
I’m actually a proponent of both, which is how I attempt to parent my child.  When she does something wrong I let very little slide but I also try to be appropriate with my response…… try not to overreact.  Also not my strong suit.

At the same time, we allow her to be part of decision making, give her the ability to think for herself and try not to dictate every part of what she thinks, does, etc.  Let her figure out who she is and have some level of autonomy.

Where I disagree with similar philosophies is she’s 8.  She’s not an adult, she doesn’t have an adult brain, she doesn’t have the experiences we have, she’s also not my equal.  I’m her parent and she’s the child.  But I don’t treat her in that way, I don’t know if that makes sense.

I’ll take a look more at some of his “stuff”.  At the moment I’m teaching 6 different courses through the year between 7th grade, High school and college.  I end up forgetting more than I remember or have no time to read/research beyond what I’m doing directly for my courses.
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