This past week, I introduced the idea of good cop bad cop to my kids and how we as parents sometimes play those roles too. I can see recently that I have been a little more the 'good cop' with a few 'bad cop' moments and perhaps it is vice versa with my husband (of course this is my perception). I now maybe am wondering if I should NOT have introduced them to this concept because last night my daughter announced: "Dad is the bad cop tonight"....if it turns out that the label keeps consistently being applied to daddy, I fear that the kids may make 'sweeping generalizations'....that isn't good (but boy do I like it when I'm the 'good cop' label!!!). Anyway...I might be able to add this to my 'parenting don'ts' list.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Good Cop, Bad Cop
This past week, I introduced the idea of good cop bad cop to my kids and how we as parents sometimes play those roles too. I can see recently that I have been a little more the 'good cop' with a few 'bad cop' moments and perhaps it is vice versa with my husband (of course this is my perception). I now maybe am wondering if I should NOT have introduced them to this concept because last night my daughter announced: "Dad is the bad cop tonight"....if it turns out that the label keeps consistently being applied to daddy, I fear that the kids may make 'sweeping generalizations'....that isn't good (but boy do I like it when I'm the 'good cop' label!!!). Anyway...I might be able to add this to my 'parenting don'ts' list.
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Shhh. Don't tell the secrets. They should have to figure it out themselves, like we did. :-)
Chris
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