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Canceling Christmas...has anyone done this?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 106511" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree. Totally. An older teen, but not a little child. Kids who don't have disorders don't act the way these kids do. They can't "learn" until they are medically stable. It won't be a better year or a better life for the kids if they miss the spirit of Christmas. What kids aren't greedy at ages five and eight???? And, heck, even teens. They want everything they see. They can't have everything they want, but I do think almost all especially young kids are greedy at Christmas. They think Santa gives them presents, not us. I would not go there. in my opinion you lose credibility more when you go overboard on punishments than when you discipline in a more reasonable way. These aren't "bad" kids. They are kids with neurological disorders--one is on the autism spectrum--they are different and it does matter that they have these disorders. They wouldn't be acting that way if they were normal kids. Something exciting like Christmas wouldn't make them so overstimulated that they'd act out. I think it's cruel and unfair to actually punish on Christmas. They're going to really think they're "bad" kids to miss Christmas, and they really aren't bad--they're kids who sometimes seem "bad" because they need help. So I guess I'll agree to disagree with those who would actually go through with this, especially in kids so young and with such severe problems. JMO :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 106511, member: 1550"] I agree. Totally. An older teen, but not a little child. Kids who don't have disorders don't act the way these kids do. They can't "learn" until they are medically stable. It won't be a better year or a better life for the kids if they miss the spirit of Christmas. What kids aren't greedy at ages five and eight???? And, heck, even teens. They want everything they see. They can't have everything they want, but I do think almost all especially young kids are greedy at Christmas. They think Santa gives them presents, not us. I would not go there. in my opinion you lose credibility more when you go overboard on punishments than when you discipline in a more reasonable way. These aren't "bad" kids. They are kids with neurological disorders--one is on the autism spectrum--they are different and it does matter that they have these disorders. They wouldn't be acting that way if they were normal kids. Something exciting like Christmas wouldn't make them so overstimulated that they'd act out. I think it's cruel and unfair to actually punish on Christmas. They're going to really think they're "bad" kids to miss Christmas, and they really aren't bad--they're kids who sometimes seem "bad" because they need help. So I guess I'll agree to disagree with those who would actually go through with this, especially in kids so young and with such severe problems. JMO [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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