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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You can't be serious.
Not sure she's met too many Tweets and teens. [/quote]

NP.  I've got teens, including 2 with ADHD.  It's a 'collaborative problem solving approach' and it's a best practice whether your kid has ADHD or not - in fact, it's a best practice in the workplace.  It may not work all the time but it's an excellent place to start.  Scoff if you like but behavioral specialists don't. [/quote]

I am your parent, you are the child, I pay the bills, you are totally dependent on me. Therefore, we are going to solve this problem collaboratively by me telling you what to do, and then you doing it.[/quote]

True, but that doesn't actually teach the child anything about how to approach solving problems in an appropriate way or how to respectfully balance his desires with someone else's needs and desires. The authoritarian approach makes perfect sense from a rights & responsibilities perspective, but I think that an important part of raising a child is preparing a competent adult. At some point this kid is going to be college aged with a roommate, or an adult with a spouse, and having had a model of how to run a household in which all people's opinions are taken into account to the extent practical seems like it would be the best preparation for that.[/quote]

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