Best way to 'handle' what would appear to be a belligerent 11 year old girl?
I'm sort of asking for insider experience here...
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SW-User
@SW-User remember that your child seeks the priviledge to be an adult and make individual decisions. I would recommend NOT immediate and inescapable punishment, because the child will not wish to offer cooperation in return for the entrapment. Set clear rules and warm them of the penalties and talk to them and get them to reason with themselves and express logically how they are right. If they refuse to discuss things like a mature adult, after you made it clear that you are treating them as an adult and really will give them freedom to CHOOSE to behave responsibly, take away priviledges and ask them how they think they should be punished.
Provoking thought is one of the best ways to build reflection on character
Provoking thought is one of the best ways to build reflection on character