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Originally posted by gondath
The purpose of this thread was not aimed at whether kids should have the right to consider doing the dishes or not. I'm directing this at more major decisions which could affect their lives.
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That may be where you are directing it, but thats not where its going to stop. Once you give the child the right to decide what is 'fair and unfair', or what they should or shouldn't be able to do for major decisions, it will become part of their everyday life in all tasks.
the right to question "major decisions which could affect their lives" will soon turn into teh right to question minor decisions which wont affect their lives. You might not want to admit it, but observation and experience will eventually show you otherwise.
Now im not saying a conversation about decisions isn't a good thing, but that obedience is a better life lesson than teaching them that if they dont want to do something, argue about it until it turns out your way.