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<blockquote data-quote="ThreeShadows" data-source="post: 557987" data-attributes="member: 6370"><p>Malika, my twins and seven other boys did the same thing when they were 12. They all egged each other on and broke the windows of a house. The owner was so furious that she was pushing for them to be charged with vandalism by the police. Our very caring officer M talked her out of it. We had to pay for the damage (I paid more because I had two miscreants). Officer M came to our kitchen and talked to the boys. I enjoyed watching the blood drain from their faces, lol. They were twice as old as your J,and I don't think that they realized the consequences of their actions.</p><p></p><p>I found out the hard way that the boys were a really bad mix with certain other difficult children, I had to keep them apart. One of the mothers accused me of being a "wicked snob" and told me that she wasn't surprised that I had no friends. You might have to do the same and face the wrath of the mother. That 9 y.o. might be slow but he is a manipulator.</p><p></p><p>Rather than the toy punishment, can you have J help the brothers with little chores which a six year old can handle? It might be good for him to be around men (if you trust them...).</p><p></p><p>I am not at all surprised that children in a village play in multi- age groups, I did that myself when visiting my grand-maman in the South of France. Villages are small are there aren't enough children to break up into cohort groups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThreeShadows, post: 557987, member: 6370"] Malika, my twins and seven other boys did the same thing when they were 12. They all egged each other on and broke the windows of a house. The owner was so furious that she was pushing for them to be charged with vandalism by the police. Our very caring officer M talked her out of it. We had to pay for the damage (I paid more because I had two miscreants). Officer M came to our kitchen and talked to the boys. I enjoyed watching the blood drain from their faces, lol. They were twice as old as your J,and I don't think that they realized the consequences of their actions. I found out the hard way that the boys were a really bad mix with certain other difficult children, I had to keep them apart. One of the mothers accused me of being a "wicked snob" and told me that she wasn't surprised that I had no friends. You might have to do the same and face the wrath of the mother. That 9 y.o. might be slow but he is a manipulator. Rather than the toy punishment, can you have J help the brothers with little chores which a six year old can handle? It might be good for him to be around men (if you trust them...). I am not at all surprised that children in a village play in multi- age groups, I did that myself when visiting my grand-maman in the South of France. Villages are small are there aren't enough children to break up into cohort groups. [/QUOTE]
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