But then again, Michael, that's YOUR 4-year-old ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > > > I haven't taken a child psych course in 10 years, but I > believe that you may be correct, but at a much earlier age. I > know my 4 year old is quite aware of what pretend is and what > is not. On the other hand, my 1 year old just hasn't told me yet. :) > Real and pretend are concepts that probably come into a > child's thinking around 2 or 3. But again, it's been years > and I can be wrong on this. > > At 11:14 AM 2/25/02, you wrote: > >One of the psych-trained folks on the list please correct me > if I'm wrong, > >but aren't children younger than about 6 years of age unable > to tell the > >difference between real and pretend? and therefore not understand the > >concept of their actions? > > > >-Ben > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:08 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > >> > >> > >> where did I say that? > >> > >> Everyone has the right to defend themselves, 3 year olds can > >> be restrained, > >> by virtually anybody... > >> > >> I'm taking exception to the swift right hand remarks and > the general > >> consenus taken by you also that violence is acceptable > against young > >> children. > >> > >> The comparison between being attacked by a 3 year old child > >> and a 30 year > >> old adult is ridiculos, they are absolutely different > >> situations. One is an > >> adult totally responsable for his actions, the other is > >> little more than a > >> baby. > >> > >> If you thnk you can justify violence against young children, > >> you'll have to > >> try harder than that..... > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: 25 February 2002 16:01 > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > >> > >> > >> AHHh so if a 30 year old fractures your skull you fight back > >> but if its a 3 > >> year old you just smile and let him keep fracturing until > you're dead > >> > >> Sounds like a good idea to me > >> > >> > >> > >> Bill Wheatley > >> Director of Development > >> AEPS INC > >> www.aeps.com > >> Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Consulting Partner > >> Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer > >> 954-472-6684 X303 > >> ICQ: 417645 > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Mark Smyth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:26 AM > >> Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > >> > >> > >> > Don't you guys think that slapping around an already > >> (obviously) disturbed > >> 3 > >> > year is > >> > a) immoral - hes just a baby really regardless of his behaviour > >> > b) impractical - it'll probably turn him into a psycho > >> > > >> > >>>One swift right hand and all fracturing stop. > >> > Not true, it will just reinforce his believe that violence > >> is acceptable > >> and > >> > an effective way of resolving conflict > >> > > >> > This kind've behaviour does happen all over the world, and > >> its normally > >> down > >> > to bad parenting, or a traumatised childhood. > >> > > >> > I'm not saying his behaviour is acceptable, if any of you > >> think imposing > >> > violence of a 3 year old child is acceptable, take a good > >> look in the > >> mirror > >> > > >> > M > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Ledwith, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> > Sent: 25 February 2002 15:20 > >> > To: CF-Community > >> > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > >> > > >> > > >> > As tempting as it is, with so many Americans being so > >> lawsuit-happy, we > >> have > >> > to think twice (or 3 or 4 times) before we do that. > >> Although, if that kid > >> > started assaulting me...... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:24 AM > >> > To: CF-Community > >> > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > >> > > >> > > >> > One swift right hand and all fracturing stop. > >> > > >> > I cannot believe an adult would allow themselves to be > attacked by a > >> > damned three year old in the first place. Utterly > rediculous, and I > >> > think only in America. In Trinidad the child would have > been soundly > >> > smacked.All tantrums stop Fas Fas. > >> > > >> > -Gel > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> > > >> > <sigh> I used to judge kids throwing violent tantrums in > >> the supermarket > >> > - but then I saw this show on HBO about some poor family > >> who adopted a > >> > FAS kid. The kids is incredibly volatile and can attack > >> with incredible > >> > force, biting, kicking - his mom has to sit on him and > hold his arms > >> > down, away from his face to stop his tantrums. He is only > >> 7. When he is > >> > not tantruming, he tells the camera he hates himself for > >> how he acts but > >> > he cant' stop it. > >> > > >> > I expect there is something really wrong with a three > year old who > >> > fractures an adult skull with a toy truck. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
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