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Conséquence?

33 replies

DisplayRabbit · 17/10/2025 14:48

What kind of consequence would you give an 11-year-old who makes fun of his 7-year-old brother for still using a booster seat in the car, when he doesn’t?

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Littlenest88 · 17/10/2025 15:45

Don’t make a big deal out of it or he will do it more

HashtagSadTimes · 17/10/2025 15:46

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 17/10/2025 14:50

I would simply tell them to stop. Unless I've misunderstood the meaning of "Conséquence" as my French isn't very good.

I clicked to make sure it wasn’t a baby name thread.

Shatteredallthetimelately · 17/10/2025 16:49

DisplayRabbit · 17/10/2025 15:33

Do your older boys also struggle with booster seats?

Neither of my DC ever argued that they weren't going to use their booster seats.

I was the parent and this was a safety issue, one which I parented, there was no room for my DC telling me they weren't going to use those safety devices.

Macaroni46 · 17/10/2025 19:21

Why have you got a second thread running about booster seats but with a different story? In that one, your DS was sitting willingly on the booster seat? #confused!

Twinkylightsg · 17/10/2025 19:22

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 17/10/2025 14:50

I would simply tell them to stop. Unless I've misunderstood the meaning of "Conséquence" as my French isn't very good.

🤣🤣🤣

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 17/10/2025 20:49

DisplayRabbit · 17/10/2025 15:22

What should I do about his friends? It’s heartbreaking to see him like this, stressed out and embarrassed when he’s on his booster. He feels so ashamed.

But on your other thread you said that he enjoyed being in it?
And that he was 12, not 11.

TeenLifeMum · 17/10/2025 20:53

DisplayRabbit · 17/10/2025 15:04

Yeah, but I get the feeling he doesn’t really care. He’d actually need a booster too he’s still small but he’s been so difficult lately that I decided to take it away. Otherwise it would be constant tantrums; he feels like a little kid when he’s in it. His booster is just sitting in the garage.

Then I’d give it back. If he had a tantrum would you allow him to not buckle his seatbelt? They’re for safety not a fun accessory. You’re putting him at unnecessary risk because you can’t find the energy to deal with his behaviour. Get boundaries in now or you’ll really struggle with teen years.

verycloakanddaggers · 18/10/2025 10:48

DisplayRabbit · 17/10/2025 15:04

Yeah, but I get the feeling he doesn’t really care. He’d actually need a booster too he’s still small but he’s been so difficult lately that I decided to take it away. Otherwise it would be constant tantrums; he feels like a little kid when he’s in it. His booster is just sitting in the garage.

Do you mean noticeably small for age group (so possibly comments made by other children) and is his younger brother growing on a different centile? Potentially that is underlying the bullying behaviour.

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