This post is perfect as written. Milan, we can not solve problems at the level they were created (Einstein paraphrase. No accuracy correction needed.) What I got from it is what I have been telling parents like me for several years even before I had children of our own. It's not a child's responsibility (parent criteria & "They are not little machines waiting to be directed by higher headquarters. ") to obey. It's not even on their intellectual radar. So don't work against the grain, go with it. Now, I can't tell you the long term effects as I am not that wise in years, yet, but what I do know is a child is never too young or dumb to know what they want. Therefore utilize this. Find what they want and leverage it. It makes life for everyone so much easier and constructive. -Jade Handy