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6yo  post #1 of 2 Thread Starter   What I'm wondering about is
what level of responsibility should my 6yo have in these
situations? In the legal world, you hear about mitigating your
damages. Does my 6yo have a responsibility to keep himself safe?
I'm not concerned about dealing with the almost 2yo, I'm
confident about how we are handling that, and that we will
adjust our reactions as necessary. It's not always hitting or
biting, but can be any number of hurtful or boundary crossing
actions.    Here's how a typical situation goes.  They were in
the bath the other night. I was in the bathroom with them. Ds1
is laying down in the tub, and ds2 is sitting near his upper
body. Ds1 screams/whines and says that ds2 had put soap on his
(ds1's) face. I tell ds2 that ds1 doesn't want soap on his face,
he's not allowed to do that, and offe