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Setting Limits And Establishing Boundaries: A Parenting Gift That Keeps On Giving
Posted by adminMy husband is often flabbergasted at the disrespectful things that come out of my five year old boy’s mouth. “I WILL NOT brush my teeth, hmmph!” our little boy declares with a stamp of his mini, size 12 foot, or “GIVE ME another cookie!” My dear spouse’s jaw drops and he says, “I don’t remember ever speaking to my mother that way, how should we handle this?”
I don’t like his behavior, but I don’t feel as concerned…I know that my five year old son’s behavior is normal. He is pushing the limits and testing us.
Am I being naïve? Are we destined to raise a self-centered, narcissistic barbarian?
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