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RE: Teaching Reason (to Children)
July 11, 2013 at 9:38 am
(July 11, 2013 at 4:52 am)Attie Wrote: Take the fun out of superstitions. Expose the tooth fairy etc.

You have some good suggestions, but I was kinda "eh" on this one. I'll help my child understand that they're just superstitions, but I won't take the fun out of them.

For instance, I will help my daughter understand that at our house during Christmas, Santa is just pretend. Daddy is the tooth fairy because I'm the one putting the money under her pillow at night.

I think tradition can be fun, and I wouldn't want her to feel excluded from the rest of her society. I want to find ways to integrate her into society while still being able to express herself and rationalize the world better.
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Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 8, 2013 at 9:21 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Wolf - July 8, 2013 at 9:34 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Kayenneh - July 8, 2013 at 9:45 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 8, 2013 at 10:05 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Stan - July 8, 2013 at 10:17 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 8, 2013 at 10:31 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by FallentoReason - July 8, 2013 at 10:57 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 8, 2013 at 11:06 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Faith No More - July 8, 2013 at 11:35 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 8, 2013 at 12:13 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 8, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by pocaracas - July 8, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 12:30 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 8, 2013 at 12:35 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 8, 2013 at 4:44 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 8, 2013 at 4:49 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 8, 2013 at 4:56 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by bladevalant546 - July 8, 2013 at 6:21 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Rayaan - July 8, 2013 at 8:48 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by genkaus - July 8, 2013 at 9:06 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Faith No More - July 9, 2013 at 9:28 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by NoahsFarce - July 9, 2013 at 12:32 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 9, 2013 at 9:30 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 9, 2013 at 9:44 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Faith No More - July 9, 2013 at 10:05 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 9, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Minimalist - July 9, 2013 at 10:53 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 9, 2013 at 3:05 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Tonus - July 9, 2013 at 3:21 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Magnum - July 11, 2013 at 4:52 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 11, 2013 at 9:38 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Magnum - July 13, 2013 at 12:42 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 11, 2013 at 9:42 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by genkaus - July 11, 2013 at 10:24 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Faith No More - July 11, 2013 at 10:16 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 11, 2013 at 10:25 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 11, 2013 at 11:25 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Clueless Morgan - July 11, 2013 at 3:55 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Koolay - July 11, 2013 at 5:35 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 11, 2013 at 5:43 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 11, 2013 at 5:45 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 11, 2013 at 5:50 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Koolay - July 11, 2013 at 5:51 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 11, 2013 at 9:02 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Koolay - July 14, 2013 at 5:11 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 11, 2013 at 5:57 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 11, 2013 at 6:30 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 11, 2013 at 10:48 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 13, 2013 at 10:49 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 14, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 10:49 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 12, 2013 at 11:02 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 13, 2013 at 10:31 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 13, 2013 at 11:31 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Fruity - July 15, 2013 at 2:32 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Bad Writer - July 15, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by thesummerqueen - July 15, 2013 at 6:27 am
RE: Teaching Reason (to Children) - by Fruity - July 16, 2013 at 12:52 am

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