In my experience with my 4 children what you call induction style of parenting worked well after they reached the age of accountability. But as toddlers, with siblings acting up too, it would have been impossible for me to 'sit down and go through' what you described your having done with your grandson. That is not to say I resorted to spanking, no, but when danger was there, and compliance was not, someone got a slap on their back side. I always thought that is why God made our seats more padded. What you call induction, and what used to be referred to as 'reasoning' doesn't seem to me to fit clear across the ages of child development. My daughter is trying to implement ' induction' parenting with her little toddlers and so far, the results are a disaster! They are belligerent, not cooperative, and basically walk all over her, with her repeating and pleading for them to listen to her. They only listen when they feel like it it seems. What advice would you have for her?
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ayseMay 30, 2015
In my experience with my 4 children what you call induction style of parenting worked well after they reached the age of accountability. But as toddlers, with siblings acting up too, it would have been impossible for me to 'sit down and go through' what you described your having done with your grandson. That is not to say I resorted to spanking, no, but when danger was there, and compliance was not, someone got a slap on their back side. I always thought that is why God made our seats more padded. What you call induction, and what used to be referred to as 'reasoning' doesn't seem to me to fit clear across the ages of child development. My daughter is trying to implement ' induction' parenting with her little toddlers and so far, the results are a disaster! They are belligerent, not cooperative, and basically walk all over her, with her repeating and pleading for them to listen to her. They only listen when they feel like it it seems. What advice would you have for her?
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