I fear that my upbringing has failed to prepare me for disciplining children in the city. There are no barns to clean, no fence lines to trim, no weeds in a pasture that need to be cut down by hand and no fields of beans to walk. How do people discipline their kids in the city? Furthermore, how do you know what is an appropriate amount of discipline for the act?
I struggle with this constantly. Foster overall is a good kid, but he's made a few bad decisions. Last time Foster was grounded for 2 days from all electronic devices. Foster took the punishment in good stride and didn't complain. Now I'm in a position where a bad decision is more severe than the previous digression.
Many parents may ground their children from a cell phone, not going to school games, not going to the movies, etc. However, as a foster parent these are not things that most foster children have or do. I can't take away something that they do not have. I can't stop them from going somewhere that they don't ordinarily go. So what do I do?
Currently lost at parenting...suggestions greatly appreciated.
Peace, Love and Puppy Dogs,
John
I struggle with this constantly. Foster overall is a good kid, but he's made a few bad decisions. Last time Foster was grounded for 2 days from all electronic devices. Foster took the punishment in good stride and didn't complain. Now I'm in a position where a bad decision is more severe than the previous digression.
Many parents may ground their children from a cell phone, not going to school games, not going to the movies, etc. However, as a foster parent these are not things that most foster children have or do. I can't take away something that they do not have. I can't stop them from going somewhere that they don't ordinarily go. So what do I do?
Currently lost at parenting...suggestions greatly appreciated.
Peace, Love and Puppy Dogs,
John
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