I suppose you'd learn very quickly about account security (lol)
When I was younger I did have things taken from me when I 'misbehaved' so I know how that feels, though I got them back eventually. Did that work? Yes and no. When I didn't know what I had done wrong, it didn't work. When I did, it did.
Punishment alone does not work, you have to communicate. I'd also say the timing of the punishment is key. You don't discipline a dog 30 minutes after it has shat in the house or it'll think you're abusive for no reason. That said, it's difficult to talk to a sulking child after you've removed something of value from them. What's better, telling them off first and then confiscating? or taking the item first and then explaining it?
In the case of 'deleting an account' I'd certainly have the talk first. And offer a compromise if they agree to be 'better' (whatever that means). If the parent permanently removes something, that's pretty harsh, especially when they could have removed it for a week or month (you have no bargaining power if its gone forever).
Transactional leadership (reward and punishment), it's how the world works, can't really go wrong. Transformational leadership (inspire, lead by example), much harder to do with kids as they're naturally quite selfish (not their fault).
I think everyone gets to a point in their teens when they realise that their parents aren't always right. If I was on the receiving end (and I was) I'd feel different about it depending on 'how' it happened and what I did wrong. As Igerna said, their house: their rules. But not always their property.
Having parents open to compromise (even if its as little as 10/90) is valuable. Instead of perm deleting, take it away for a week. Perm punishments cannot be undone or forgiven really, not when there were alternatives available. Depending on the child, you could really mess up the relationship with them by doing such a thing. You have to be firm but fair. Perm removal to me is a no-no.
Bob says:
A bank PIN will keep your items secure.
Always check the second trade screen.
Never trade in the Wilderness!
Keep your computer keylogger-free and virus scanned.
Never give your password out to anyone.
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SlR
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Perm punishments cannot be undone or forgiven really, not when there were alternatives available. Depending on the child, you could really mess up the relationship with them by doing such a thing
100% agree with you on that one. I believe punishments should start from low and gradually scale high, if bad behaviour continues. There always must be a direct consequence derived from your actions, but alternatives should be negotiated according to age and maturity. Otherwise, no learning will take place and probably the punished person will do exactly the opposite.
I was raised in a mildly conservative (liberal conservative?) family, that allowed some liberty but this one was granted through actions. You could say it was "half good, half bad". Parents let me play videogames while doing good at school and do house helping (rule was broken, there was a consequence), I could play Heavy Metal music with discret volume and they tolerated my teenager outfit choices (New Rock Boots and gothic attire, go figure) as long as it looked clean and it didn't break etiquette code at some formal places.
Kinda like a win-win situation, now that I remember all of this. It wasn't so bad
The only big "NO" without any chance of negotiation, was tattoos and piercings. Yup, it was too much for papa and mama
long story short:
"You can modify your body when you reach legal age (16 in Spain with parental approval, 18 without any hasle) to do so and you'll have to use your own money... so start thinking what job you'll take during summer"
Summer ended and looking at my savings, I decided to spend it on another matter. I was like
"Could it be? They totally knew I would change my mind during the last second. I hate my parents, but I love them more... AARGH!"
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I always remember a boxing commentator saying that whenever Mike Tyson entered the ring he looks like his opponent had stolen something off him and he wants it back.
Haha, he looks like he just woke up to find someone scribbled on his face in permanent marker and suspects it was his opponent. No offense to anyone with face-tats btw.
Bob says:
A bank PIN will keep your items secure.
Always check the second trade screen.
Never trade in the Wilderness!
Keep your computer keylogger-free and virus scanned.
Never give your password out to anyone.
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SlR
I've never had anything like this happen and I've lived alone for a while time.
I do remember when I did do things wrong I used to get sent to bed with no supper. If I did something really bad then Firday pocket money day I got sod all.
My parents used to get mad when I first got internet. I was always logged into it and they could not phone me. They came round to my flat kicking the shit out of my door shouting get off that bloody internet. Been trying to call you all day lol. That was funny.
^Yeah I remember the dial up connections. I lived at my mums place for a while and whenever I was on the internet she couldn't dial out. She wasn't happy about that.
The thought of parents being able to delete their childs account in this day and age without the child being notified mid delete by text message asking "are you sure" which results in them saying "no" which then voids all the parents attempts and still making the parents believe that they just actually deleted the kids account is laughable "but true" lol.
That being said, unless your parents are Bill Gates, Elon Musk or Amit Kataria, i doubt most parents can't even bypass their childrens main screen password haha
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Woah sorry was dealing with SVB fallout in accounting lol. I'll try to read and respond to as many before bedtime
And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known
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My reaction would depend on whether there was a dad present in the house. Also I was only around 5 when I had a C64, so probably not as old as some people here.
Why would having a dad present matter?
And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known