I think that one thing not to do is introduce moral absolutes. When you harden something as an absolute in your child's brain, it may become difficult for her to question that area of her life. I'm not a parent, but I can imagine how difficult it is to tell your child not to do something, like hard drugs, without making it a moral absolute. Maybe you can tell her that she can do "bad" things, but the consequences (including punishments) will be undesirable. Although, as long as you're a free thinker, I doubt that you're going to do any catastrophic indoctrination.
Last edited by The Cloud; 01-31-2009 at 07:25 PM.
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