Yeah
but being in the tub is an unavoidable accident most of the time. Playing in the
road can be avoided and being hit and killed by a car can be avoided by not
playing in the road. When my kids get to close to the main road on their bikes,
they get punished for it. It only took grounding them once for them to realize
not to go near it and that's when they were 6 y/o. Now they are older they are
allowed to ride down to the store and back if they want, but they know to follow
the rules of the road, give right of way to the cars, stay off to the side and
no goofing off on the bike. But they started learning these lessons as soon as
they learned to ride a bike. If they can't follow the rules, then they have no
business being on the bike in the first place.
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Or in the mind of an 8 y/o he could think that nothing happened so if he continues playing in that manner nothing will happen the other times. There is a difference between a child touching a hot stove and burning themselves and a child playing in the road on a bike. JMO, but yeah I'd punish them for doing something that could get them killed. But that's just me I guess.
he wasnt playing in the road. that is the diffrence. and a kid can get killed in a bathtub but i wouldnt punish them for it. but hey guess thats just me
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