tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507183495939960017.post2077922422118354002..comments2023-05-07T08:42:29.365-04:00Comments on The Inappropriate Homeschooler: What I Would Have Told Myself 13 Years AgoThe Inappropriate Homeschoolerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751471342989677287noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1507183495939960017.post-20179052096870233022014-04-13T14:06:59.003-04:002014-04-13T14:06:59.003-04:00I think I heard something early on in my early edu...I think I heard something early on in my early education classes that stuck with me. It was a suggestion that we should treat our children with the same kind of respect we regularly give adults. Yet, often we treat children in ways we would never treat most adults. If we would be unlikely to treat an adult the way we treat our children, we probably should not treat our children that way. If it would be disrespectful, unwelcome, or inappropriate for an adult, or if we would be upset if another adult treated us in that way than it would also be disrespectful, unwelcome, or inappropriate for a child, and they would also be upset to be treated in that way. I try to think of how I might respond if a person treated me that way, and limit those actions I would see as disrespectful, over the line, or inappropriate. Of course there is consideration to what may be developmentally appropriate, or necessary for guidance and discipline, but that can still be done with the respect every person deserves. Thank you for pointing out the need to treat our children with respect. Venus BrownVenusishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11153873752774812002noreply@blogger.com