luci

Hi Kat - I love the poster ... really refreshing! However I would want to add somehow, maybe not a poster, but certainly in my frequent discussions with my kids about right and wrong that learning to DISCERN right from wrong is key. It can't possibly be 'because I said so' (are parents incapable of ever being wrong?! Not THIS one! LOL)... figuring that was meant on jest, but unfortunately that IS what a lot of children hear from their parents.

Nice insight ... I think children do the best they can. I question the morality of insisting our children focus on what WE think they should, as opposed to say, helping them focus on what THEY think they should (and helping them have good ideas about that). After all, I think being a rational parent means assuming one's children are also rational, that is, they do things for reasons that make sense to them. Together we can look at what objectively seems to make the most sense, rather than simply enforcing it as a top down edict as if we're infallible. And by way of intro ...I'm Luci (contrary to what my name is listed as ) ... all for rational parenting. Nice to meet you:)