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To: Jamie153 who wrote (421240)	10/20/2019 11:42:43 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541219

I agree that children should be raised gently and taught gentleness. I raised two daughters as my best friends and NEVER punished either one, and I was very very careful to never "break them" i.e. I respected them and gave them license to challenge me. I saw hitting them as a betrayal. I also said I was sorry when I was wrong. I also had few rules except to be kind and honest. I let them watch what they wanted and pretty much live their life as they wanted. I did instruct them how to protect themselves. What I did do, was teach them to think and be kind the best I could 24/7 and I tried to make sure everything I taught them made sense. I had no trouble with either one. I never had to tell either one, even once, to do their home work. Both girls were honor students all through school and one went to UC Berkeley and is a lawyer and the other is a scientist. Both have storybook lives and long term successful relationships. They told me the best thing I did was that I never punished them. I was also very generous to both of them. I spoiled them rotten and it worked-lol. They are both very nice kids, very politically aware and have lots of friends. And they are both hard core Warren supporters as is my entire clan. Sanders would be the second choice. <<Did you ever hear a vet say dogs should never sleep with you in bed? He'll think you're equals and not his master. It's the same with kids. The moment an adult screams, you're his equal. The moment an adult hits a child, you're his equal. Children scream and hit. Adults don't. I've literally taken kids who are out of control and with a gentle hand movement gotten them to stop doing what they're doing. Act like an adult and they learn very quickly. Btw, I taught my brother to count to 200 before he was four and read every road sign by five. I questioned him and suggested he was wrong and he told me why he was right. Kids can learn deductive and inductive reasoning long before they go to school, if they have a teacher. If a four-year-old isn't speaking nearly perfect English, his parents are failing him. And when a kid really gets out of control, go for a long walk, or biking or ice skating or.....