Well, taking it from that kids' point of view she sort of was punished, or at least given a stern talking to and made to see the error of her ways (which I think was a proportional response given that I at least am prepared to view her transgression on a continuum of badness). She was denied the thing she wanted and forced to face up to the thing she was afraid of. The equivelant of a child caught eating illicit sweets having the sweets taken away and replaced with a plate of brocolli which then must be eaten. Now kids aren't necessarily going to understand the value of that on a conscious level right now but I don't think non-sociopathic children are incapable of understanding the concept that when a thing is taken away from you it probably is for the best even if you really really wanted it.
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andrewducker) wrote2010-05-25 01:04 pm
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