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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a major rule-follower. I don't believe in speeding. I think electronic intellectual property theft is theft.  I don't jaywalk.

I have NO problem with this. It is not stealing or illegal. It does not teach my children that it is okay to steal. [/quote]

While I see your point, young kids aren't going to make the connection that you pay for it later. They're just going to see every aisle as their personal buffet.

Up until now we've been teaching that if they want something, they have to buy it first. They get it. The only snacks they get in the grocery store are the samples. They can last 30-60 minutes without food.[/quote]

You're right.  At 18 months my son did not understand that I was paying for the food later.  He didn't really get the concept of money at all until he was about 2 and a half.

If he had ever gone to the grocery store unaccompanied, he might have committed a horrible error.  Furthermore, if he'd gone to Barnes and Nobles he probably would have come home with a pocket full of trains.

However, I'm such a helicopter mom that I never actually sent him to the store by himself under the age of 3.  Which means I was there to safely guide his eating and paying choices.

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