Choices.

[azurelunatic]

The Little Fayoumis just got a choice.

He managed, in the attempt to be watching a movie, to knock over one of the Playstation controllers, which is never a good idea. I asked him how it happened. He didn't know. I told him that since he had knocked it over, he would not be able to watch a movie right away, but he would be allowed to watch a movie an hour from now, after 3:30

I heard the beginnings of a Big Noisy Fuss. I told him that he had a choice: either he could accept watching a movie later, and watch a movie after 3:30, or he could make a Big Noisy Fuss about it and get grounded from movies today.

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Re: Alot of these thoughts are coming intuitively so I must admit I have no book to support them.

[mikey-ex-nihilo.livejournal.com]

Or he could discuss the punishments that are set for it. Hell, *he* can call a family council if he needs to...

I've never heard of a 5 year old calling a family meeting. However since I'm guessing that you know the family better than I, I'll take that to mean that such happens on occasion. If so they live in a household far more civilized than any I have encountered.

You're right. Children do observe that things are different in other peoples houses and tend to act accordingly. I just stated that they don't always like it, but they do usually come to accept it.

More importantly you were right that I really had no business saying anything since it's not my household, and that it is her journal and not a place for debates. I'm still getting used to LJ ettiquette.

I appologize.

Happy friday the thirteenth. May your day be interesting but not altogether bad.