I'll try and keep it brief.
OK, have just this last week moved to a new village (we have previously spent a few weeks here a couple of years ago so dd knows the place)
dd will be 6 in April. We were outside and she was playing with some other children in the square. We are high up and around the square is a wall, the drop down to the road below is, I would say
probably 20ft, maybe more??
I have given her the rules that she is not to lean over the wall just a couple of days ago before we started to go there.
Anyway, to get to the point, she was a fair distance from me and not threw exactly, just pushed a rock over the wall. As I saw her do it I told her not to but it was too late by then. Thank god there was no-one underneath. I took her down immediately and told her that her stupid behaviour could have killed someone, she was obviously upset. I have told her that she will not be allowed in the square for a week, I am also going to stop any treats.
I am more than aware that this could have been catastrophic (sp) thankfully it wasn't. And, whilst I am not excusing dd's behaviour in any way, I do wonder whether at her age she just didn't realise the seriousness of her actions??? I've wondered whether to post or not but do feel that the punishment needs to fit and this can never be repeated so she must realise that.
Any thoughts please? If I don't come back to the thread today it's because my internet time is up. tia