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A question about parenting: Trust and Responsibility
For all of you who have btdt. Which do you think is better, having a kid come into your home, and automatically trusting him until he proves you wrong, giving him privileges that are taken away as discipline, OR, automatically assuming he'll have no moral/ethical standard, putting him on a tight leash, having him earn your trust before giving any privileges, and using privileges as reward.
I'm wondering if the former is too dangerous and sets him/her up for failure.....and is the latter too "insulting" and sets you up for too many power struggles???
What has worked/not worked for you?
'~Sherry
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