12-05-2004, 09:23 AM
I agree 100% with you ZF, but bear in mind as children get older, especially in their teens!!!! - they then think they can override your decisions and sometimes they do even if it means been punished, which sometimes they accept and other times they refuse and it doesn't matter what you do they will not accept the punishment. But what you will find is that if the grounding was done (regarding discipline, morals, etc. in order to grow up as a descent adult) when they are young up to about the age 10 they inveriably turn out well adjusted adults. Another thing children learn by example, so parents do the right thing and your children in most cases (you will get the exceptions though) will do the same.