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<blockquote data-quote="Allan-Matlem" data-source="post: 56063" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Hi,</p><p>Check this thread , scroll down for 2 links</p><p></p><p><a href="http://empathic-discipline.com/talk/YaBB.pl?num=1182934765" target="_blank">http://empathic-discipline.com/talk/YaBB.pl?num=1182934765</a></p><p>' Are you saying that teens should have more freedom? </p><p></p><p>No, they already have too much freedomthey are free to spend, to be disrespectful, to stay out all night, to have sex and take drugs. But they're not free to join the adult world, and that's what needs to change. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the current systems are so entrenched that parents can do little to counter infantilization. No one parent can confer property rights, even though they would be highly motivating. Too often, giving children more responsibility translates into giving them household chores, which just causes more tension and conflict. We have to think beyond chores to meaningful responsibilityresponsibility tied to significant rights. </p><p></p><p>With a competency-based system in place, our focus will start to change. We'll become more conscious of the remarkable things teens can do rather than on culture-driven misbehavior. With luck, we might even be able to abolish adolescence.</p><p></p><p>Allan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allan-Matlem, post: 56063, member: 10"] Hi, Check this thread , scroll down for 2 links [url="http://empathic-discipline.com/talk/YaBB.pl?num=1182934765"]http://empathic-discipline.com/talk/YaBB.pl?num=1182934765[/url] ' Are you saying that teens should have more freedom? No, they already have too much freedomthey are free to spend, to be disrespectful, to stay out all night, to have sex and take drugs. But they're not free to join the adult world, and that's what needs to change. Unfortunately, the current systems are so entrenched that parents can do little to counter infantilization. No one parent can confer property rights, even though they would be highly motivating. Too often, giving children more responsibility translates into giving them household chores, which just causes more tension and conflict. We have to think beyond chores to meaningful responsibilityresponsibility tied to significant rights. With a competency-based system in place, our focus will start to change. We'll become more conscious of the remarkable things teens can do rather than on culture-driven misbehavior. With luck, we might even be able to abolish adolescence. Allan [/QUOTE]
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