I do get that... I guess I'm also following DD's example here in that she has generally been able to understand that different rules apply in different places (eg. Her Gran jumps on Gran's bed WITH them, where they're not allowed on the other grandmother's bed at all).
My kids don't wear shoes inside and I'm not that fussed about our furniture (which is not to say that you shouldn't aim to protect yours, just not my primary concern here). Maybe it's too much to ask of DS that he will also understand that just because he can leap around on our furniture, doesn't mean he can on others. Dunno. He's a pretty smart cookie. I suspect he'd get it.... just not necessarily care!
ETA... just saw yours Nickle. Again, not wanting to challenge or judge how you do things, just interested as I guess this wasn't my thinking. Why is standing on our family's furniture 'disrespectful'? I guess I kind of have a sense for why it is, without a real, articulated rationale and again, wonder whether I'd be applying this in a rigid 'because that's the rule' sense, or because it has real bearing on our values and what I'm teaching our kids?
Last edited by Santosha; August 4th, 2013 at 12:45 PM.
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