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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all, just validating you OP - this is incredibly frustrating and it would make me furious. If it happened once, I'd say make the kid clean it up, talk to them, and call it a day. Repeat offenses call for a new tactic, though. I think PP is right on with examining WHY it makes you furious, but calibrate consequences from that. For me, it would make me really mad because it's my house/carpet/floor and peeing on it is disrespectful; it's a way of purposely damaging my property. I would want to try to make the kid understand that. First I'd ask how they would feel if I took one of their prized stuffies and got it dirty or cut its hair or something, and I'd say that is how it feels to me when the kid pees on the floor. Next offense - stuffie is taken for some amount of time (couple days, maybe). Start tying the disrespect of your property to the disrespect/removal of their property.[/quote]

This is an interesting one and it makes sense, although I don’t really think I want to get into “an eye for an eye” stuff, do I? If it was wrong when they did it is it not wrong if I do it just because I’m punishing them? Like I don’t hit them if they hit me, right? Otoh I am the King of the stuffed animals and toys, obviously. I’m not opposed to taking them away as a consequence.

I suppose it would be bad if I, say, peed on or cut up a toy. Taking it away is different. But then is it even a natural consequence?[/quote]

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