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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal,net.politics
Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools (really bedtimes)
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Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 10:56:34 EDT
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> In article <11316@rochester.UUCP> ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank) writes:
> > I must pose to you a situation involving a parent child confrontation.
> > Parent :    Time for bed.
> > 4yr old:    Nope.
> > 
> > Parent :    Please, time for bed now.
> > 4yr old:    Nope.
> > 
> > Parent :    You must go to bed now.
> > 4yr old:    Nope. 
> >                           What WOULD you do?
> 
>     I would just let him stay up until he wanted to go to sleep.  I have never
> had a specific "bedtime".  My parents usually went to sleep at about 9:00 or
> so, and they would tell me that it was time to go to sleep, but I was free to
> stay up until I felt it was time to go to sleep.
>     One question:  What are the reasons people have for setting specific
> bedtimes for their children?  How about curfews? (I never had one either)
> -- 
> {hplabs,fortune,idi,ihnp4,tolerant,allegra,tymix}!oliveb!long

People who don't discipline their kids seem also to not want to be bothered
with them in general.  You really have to love your kids to discipline them.
You cannot let a 6 year old make all his own decisions for himself knowing 
that the 6 year old does not have any idea what the best decision is for him-
self.  Put a gallon of ice cream and a plate of food in front of him and tell
him to eat what he wants and watch what he does, do this everyday for a year
and chances are he will be hopelessly brain damaged through malnutrition.
If he cannot get up for school due to lack of sleep will you then let him stay
home?  You've got to be kidding.  
ps. you better catch up on your sleep.