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Violent behaviour

Agutka · 2011-04-02 00:43:59

I feel like a terrible parent today and have no idea how to handle this in the future. My 3yo son and his friend were playing at softplay today. We, the mums, were chatting and busy with our other charges so missed this happening. I saw the boys sitting on another boy, same age probably. I rushed over and found one very…

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DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite

3 April 2011 at 2:21PM

DVardysShadow wrote: »

... when the child shows itself minded to stick its fingers in the electric socket, or take on the dog in a fight on equal terms, pragmatism really does have precedence over principle.

bestpud wrote: »

... Yes, it's not straight forward, and we are all capable of acting out of character when we see our child put themselves in danger.

I would go further. It is sometimes in the child's interests to act out of character

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