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Originally Posted by BigV
mercy and Radar.... I'm pretty sure I strongly disagree with your methods. Let me ask for some clarification. Speaking as the involved, caring, responsible parent each of you is trying to be, what do you have to say about teaching them about personal responsibility? What is your perspective teaching them independent thinking?
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Oh good God. Teaching my children about personal responsibility has is directly tied to the stuff we have discovered about on-line activities. We are able to call them on stuff they have tried to hide from us {as all teens will do} and make them think twice about a poor decision they have made. It is very simple. The most important thing I have taught my kids, regardless of the internet activities, is do the crime do the time. If you make bad decisions ou will take responsibility for your actions. I don't care what the bad decision is, you will accept full responsibility for your decisions and your actions. My kids know that. My son has learned it the hard way. My daughters not so hard, but they know the rules
in my house.
The thought that I would need to teach any of my kids "independent thinking" is a joke. They are way ahead of that road block.