MCMLXVI wrote:
>> Mxsmanic wrote:
>>
>>> I don't believe in setting an age. The rules can be the same as they
>>> are for adults: no means no, and yes means yes.
>
>
> Dustbin wrote:
>
>> But can a child understand the implications of saying yes? It seems
>> you think that a child can. But it still leaves the question in my
>> mind: at what age is the child sufficiently competent to decide *yes*
>> or *no*. I am not arguing about no mean no and yes means yes; I am
>> questioning at what age the growing person has the intellectual
>> development to make that determination.
>
>
> In the absence of laws or practices declaring something, "teach the
> children well" should be the policy. If a parent or guardian wishes a
> child to make good decisions, the child needs to witness good examples
> and to learn what goes into making good decisions.
>
> [No, I don't have children, but I /was/ a child once.]

That, of course, is, in principle, the only
answer that works - laws or no laws.

What happens before the child has learned?

D.


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