Quote:
Originally Posted by LubeMaster77
The Two Basic Rules of the House
Realizing I was making life complicated with the kiddos pertaining to rules and such, I laid it on the line a few weeks ago. I has worked out real well so far.
“There are only two rules you kids have to follow. They are very simple. You are both very smart and I trust you will not only understand them but follow them as well.
#1: You must do everything Mom or Dad says to do. That includes behavior as well as tasks. If we tell you not to steal, lie, cheat, kill, or covert – no doing. If we say to make your bed, put you trash in the bin or clear the table – you do it.
#2: No back talk. That means no wise comments or ridiculous pleading. No is no.
“What is is. Now, you can ask questions and questions are always encouraged unless they are construed by your Mother or me to break rule #2. Then you will suffer the wrath. I won’t ask if you understand because I know you do.”
|
That sounds kind-of "authoritarian."
Depending on how old the children are, you might do better to encourage their intellectual development if you allow them the "right to persuade you with rational argument."