Parenting and the LOO

[fairyfarmgirl]

"My wife or I identify the transgression. Presumed guilty kid yells at us and runs to their room (backyard, dollhouse, etc.). Everyone calms down, we coax presumed presumed guilty kid into whatever room we are in. Everyone has their say about what happened (usually some amount of yelling is involved on kids part, occasionally on ours too). We discuss why what happened was wrong. Kid disagrees and feel persecuted. We work on it. Kid usually acquiesces, probably in order to just have this experience end, but it helps us feel better as parents to hear them say so, even if they don't really believe it. We ask what appropriate punishment would be. Eventually everyone agrees that "letting this one pass" won't allow us to fell good about ourselves as parents. Converge on a consensus, hug and part friends until the next such altercation.

Or something like that. Does this resonate with you?

3D Sunset "

Good Greetings 3D Sunset:

Yep! This resonates with me. very typical to parenting my kids as well. I laughed at loud when I read your discription above. For all my abilitites I still find I yell at my kids to get them to listen or to evoke a response... ie clean up this mess you have made... no response from kid: So it becomes CLEAN UP THIS MESS YOU HAVE MADE! and then there is a response. That goes something like this: "OKAY ! OKAY! You don't have to yell! I heard you the first time! I will clean up the mess I made." LOL
Kiddos aspire to make a royal mess just as the parent has finished cleaning. LOL and It still gets me everytime...
fairyfarmgirl