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- “All right,” I said. “You can wear shorts in school if your mother and I can clear it with your teacher and the principal. But you have to wear snow pants outside. Deal?”
I think a problem that could arise is that the kid will get the impression that everything is negotiable, when in reality, it is not. At some point they are going to understand that you are choosing when they win and lose, and not always on the merits of their argument.
I do think it's a good practice to address the merits of a kid's argument, but IMO, like everything in life, there is no one approach works all the time. Also, different kids probably respond better or worse to the same approach. It seems that even in the same family, some kids need more discipline, and some need less.