Reply #46: Kids that age are all about process, not results.

[hedgehog]

They were so busy driving along, they probably didn't see the damage and were probably mortified when it was pointed out to them. It's like when a pre-schooler gets hold of a pair of scissors. They're so busy cutting, they don't notice if they have yesterday's newspaper, the wedding photos or the new curtains in their hand!



I follow the same rule with older children/teenagers: the more in the group, the less likely any one of them is to notice what they are actually doing. Thus a group of boys will start throwing things, then progress to target practice, then progress to throwing rocks though windows without noticing what they are doing.