Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
General Parenting Discussion
Reply to "Am I too mean to say that even though it is true?"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]I hate to pile on, but I have agree with PPs that this is very, very wrong and will damage your child in many ways. A six year old doesn’t have a real concept of time, or of how far away 12 years really is. It’s an abstract notion to him, and that unknown will drive an extreme amount of anxiety. You may as well be telling him that you’re going to kick him out next month. Threats will not give him the drive to be independent. It will make him anxious, which will make him more clingy. You need to model good behavior, teach him, remind him consistently but gently. Reward good behavior: if you finish this task by yourself, we’ll have time to play your favorite game before bed. If you need my help, I’ll help you, but then we won’t have time for the game. It does take time; don’t expect him to change overnight. - Parent of a formerly whiny ultra-dependent 6yo who is now a fiercely independent and very helpful 11yo[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
