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1. He's a good disciplinarian.[quote]
Uh. No.
That's a bad tip. Change it to "He's good at guiding his children to act appropriately."
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2. He allows his kids to make some mistakes.
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Good tip.
I think that a good mantra for life would be "Make more mistakes". I can't think of a single situation where a mistake isn't the right thing to do.
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Discipline children as early, quickly and as efficiently as possible:
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This is bad advice - particularly in a world where 'discipline'='punishment'. In a world where 'discipline'='learning' then you should spend a good quality period guiding your child.
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Swearing-pepper on the tongue, being messy anywhere in the house-unpack and repack a cupboard, shouting/screaming at each other or slamming doors in anger-lock in separate rooms for a decided time, 1 child is seen/known for being unfair to the other-lock in room for a decided time, (After punishment, the child is asked and then explained why he/she deserved to be punished).
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Wash your mouth out!
Never PUNISH your child! That's just cruel!
Nobody 'deserves' to be punished.
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What the parents say is expected to be obeyed – for children’s discipline development.
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Change this to "Every time a parent says anything, they should be prepared to justify themselves or be prepared to ask permission to be unreasonable. They should teach their children that it's ok to question everything. Obedience is an undesirable trait."
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Teach manners as soon as possible: with guests, family members, parents of friends table manners.
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Swap the word "manners" for "respect and courteousness". Any monkey can have manners, but without the latter they are completely without worthless.
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You ARE forbidden to engage in any illegal activities; no tolerance under this family roof for illegal activities. Such events will be dealt with harshly.
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Oh. Yeah. Now THAT'S the way to breed trust and openness!
Change this one to: listen, we want you to obey the law. Certainly your mum and me are going to do so. We want you to trust us - if something happens we want you to come and talk to us, and we'll help you.
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The children to be told the truth at all times. They should be taught that free thought is vastly more important than popular thought. Religion should be left completely out of the picture.