[Beso]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...it’s not forcing, Parmy...it’s presenting a view..(..with a protest, if protesting is something a parent believes in at times..)...some views will be rejected by children as they journey into adulthood and some will be agreed with, etc..it’s the same with everything within many families...children are quite smart people, they have their own individuality as well, which can’t be dismissed... and they’re quite capable of forming their own views...the presentation of different views can be helpful in that forming...

They should have taken them to both sides of the rallies then imo...rather than forcing only one view point upon them..dont you think?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by parmnion

They should have taken them to both sides of the rallies then imo...rather than forcing only one view point upon them..dont you think?

I don't think you'll find that they're aware that there is another side to the argument, Parm. And if they are aware, they imagine the other side doesn't count because it is different from theirs.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by parmnion

They should have taken them to both sides of the rallies then imo...rather than forcing only one view point upon them..dont you think?

....not necessarily...whatever the belief of a parent they often don’t show ‘both sides’...like oh there are those who believe in smacking..(..for instance..)...so there’s a smack, what did you think of that then...how did that make you feel...now well try sending you to your room and removing some toys or whatever...so which did you prefer, then...which one do you think you would adopt...what a parent tends to do is discuss their own beliefs and why they have those beliefs etc, etc...they present those beliefs as it were and they present their actions..(..as in a protest being something they would like to be a part of...)...it’s just a presentation of one belief system to a child is all...as that child goes through childhood, other beliefs will be presented also by teachers and peers etc...or an aunt who thinks quite differently to a parent..?...so there are all type of balances and pondering sin a child’s life...let’s not have these poor parents running ragged trying to present everything in every which way...parenting is exhausting enough.....