Reply #40: Maybe I was just a stuttering mom... [View All]

[JuniperLea]

But I always said, "no no no!"

And you are spot on about kids knowing right from wrong... when I was Den Leader, and again as Cub Master, I started every year by getting a poster board and colorful markers. I sat the boys down and asked them what our rules should be, and I wrote them all down as presented... with minimal grammatical corrections only. I never had to add one rule of my own. They knew what was right.

Yes, stop, drop (to their level) and explain.

Unacceptable is a good word for teens and pre-teens, but for toddlers... they'll just look at you like you have lobsters crawling out of your ears.