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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 351370" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I don't think you're overreacting either. I think your approach fits in well with natural consequences, which seem to be effective at getting through to some of our challenging children.</p><p></p><p>The way I see it is this:</p><p></p><p>Your difficult child made a threat to harm your dog by letting it run into traffic.</p><p></p><p>A) She means it, in which case you need to protect your dog from risk and your other children from bullying.</p><p>b) She didn't mean it, but only said it to scare her siblings, in which case you need to protect your other children from bullying, and to teach your difficult child that making threats of harm to others is serious business whether she means it or not.</p><p></p><p>Either way, she learns that the natural consequence of making threats is not a good one.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner. It's a very supportive group you've found.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 351370, member: 3907"] I don't think you're overreacting either. I think your approach fits in well with natural consequences, which seem to be effective at getting through to some of our challenging children. The way I see it is this: Your difficult child made a threat to harm your dog by letting it run into traffic. A) She means it, in which case you need to protect your dog from risk and your other children from bullying. b) She didn't mean it, but only said it to scare her siblings, in which case you need to protect your other children from bullying, and to teach your difficult child that making threats of harm to others is serious business whether she means it or not. Either way, she learns that the natural consequence of making threats is not a good one. Welcome to our little corner. It's a very supportive group you've found. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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