tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post5584514190846384096..comments2024-03-21T00:38:44.793-06:00Comments on Just Add Light and Stir: Principles instead of rulesSandra Doddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-28132878585294744852012-05-05T21:36:53.182-06:002012-05-05T21:36:53.182-06:00Would "Try to do things that make other peopl...Would "Try to do things that make other people feel safe and comfortable" help with "defining" courtesy for younger kids?<br /><br />Maybe "Be kind" covers it.Sandra Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-17423803973481389322012-04-21T09:30:32.944-06:002012-04-21T09:30:32.944-06:00My principles are Be Kind and Courteous. Much sim...My principles are Be Kind and Courteous. Much simpler than a list of rules trying to accomplish the same thing. Though explaining courtesy is not simple :-)Kathleen Gormanshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676650939538963119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477393606153944420.post-3585137545035416002012-04-20T01:17:18.938-06:002012-04-20T01:17:18.938-06:00I understand what you are saying. A rule will be &...I understand what you are saying. A rule will be "never talk to strangers", and one will always follow it. But if a principal is that one has to be careful who one talks to, then a child learn that sometimes there may be exceptions; They learn to take each situation on its own merit, and form time to time a principal may be adjusted. With regards to this principal vs rule, just as an example: I never want my child to judge all strangers as bad people; I don't want her to become closed off from the people in her community because they are strangers. Rather, I want to teach her to be careful, but that her instinct and intuition will guide her with regards to people. And there are a million ways to teach kids to discern between people, but when it comes to rules, strangers are always bad.<br /><br />With the dog, you want to teach compassion: We don't hit because it hurts and we don't hurt those that we love. The rile has to be specific, relating only to the dog/your sister/etc and has to be defined in each event. When you teach compassion as a principal, it will be a principal that can be adjusted to any event because they are aware that other beings feel as well. <br /><br />LOL - me prattling on. All I wanted to say was, I understand. <br /><br />Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219809629133192334noreply@blogger.com