tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261582100339068903.post6548319397695236410..comments2023-09-28T08:07:15.924-07:00Comments on The Inquiring Mom: Crime, Punishment, and "Natural" ConsequencesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261582100339068903.post-35091041025729501742010-11-03T10:17:34.646-07:002010-11-03T10:17:34.646-07:00I think the best thing to do is review the absurd ...I think the best thing to do is review the absurd with your children. I think they're ready. <br /><br />Radical freedom, total responsibility in an indifferent universe. That'll teach 'em to wear their jackets.<br /><br />If the universe cared about us, every day would be sunny with a high of 75.DONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753918758622807823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261582100339068903.post-53185916519699050772010-11-02T05:00:54.304-07:002010-11-02T05:00:54.304-07:00Using natural consequences isn't a way around ...Using natural consequences isn't a way around the work of parenting, but it shifts the work so that kids have to take ownership of the problems they've created. I'd much rather invest my parenting time teaching my kids how to solve problems *without the mom lecture*, because as soon as they hear a Rant coming, they jump to the conclusion that the problem is Mom.<br /><br />Plus, natural consequences helps kids take responsibility for their decisions, and to realize that there's more to life than asking themselves, "Do I want to do this?" Often the better question is "Is this the right/good/wise thing to do?"Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668252458131596362noreply@blogger.com