(02-28-2014, 03:20 PM)Highland Laddie Wrote: Probably a fair compromise...but I almost want them to just lose them now just for the sheer amount of whining. I'm a father of 2 (soon to be 3) children...and I don't reward my kids for whining when they don't get what they want. They get punished. Otherwise, you just end up with spoiled children.
You are right about it, but you are also forgetting an important thing. There wouldn't have been that much "whine" if the willingness of compromise wasn't one-sided. I guess you usually don't take away your children's favourite toys and simply say "deal with it".