I think this is an awesome parenting strategy, especially with the “posting bond” idea :) One question I have about the “bee bet” is whether you’d shared your explanation for why there wouldn’t be any bees with her before you offered to bet?
The only real concern I’d have about betting is if it became a way to circumvent having to actually teach them about the world. Bets make the most sense to me when they’re either fun for their own sake, or to add stakes to a dispute that we’ve already tried hard to resolve through argument and study.
I think this is an awesome parenting strategy, especially with the “posting bond” idea :) One question I have about the “bee bet” is whether you’d shared your explanation for why there wouldn’t be any bees with her before you offered to bet?
The only real concern I’d have about betting is if it became a way to circumvent having to actually teach them about the world. Bets make the most sense to me when they’re either fun for their own sake, or to add stakes to a dispute that we’ve already tried hard to resolve through argument and study.
I had. When she still didn’t believe me I offered the bet.
When they grow older this will be required even—as they learn to negotiate the exact terms and conditions.