Children Should Have a Vote
Welcome to MomThought. I’m Joan Romero at MomThought.com. Today’s Momthought is Children Should Have a Vote.
1773 was the Boston tea party. It was the American rebellion against taxation without representation. We wanted to vote, and to have a voice in how we would be treated.
The Colonists weren’t against taxes. They understood the need for taxes for the common good and public welfare.
Today the right to vote is no longer a question. But the parent-child relationship is very similar to the past England-American relationship.
Many parents today are trying to impose rules and structure on their children. And if the children don’t get a say, when they have matured and begin to grow, they tend to rebel against their parents.
However, if from an early age, they are given a vote and insight to situations, then they will more readily comply with the rules and structure they had a say in creating.
Families need rules and structure for the common good and group welfare. And if they are part of the creation process of those rules they will own them. If they feel that any future concerns or issues can be addressed and the rules adapted to meet changing needs, they will not feel threatened by structure and rules. So if we want to keep our relationship with our children we will give them a vote.
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Thank you,
Joan Romero
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