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[quote=Anonymous]It's not their relationship that is weird and odd. Your DH does not have an understanding of child development. Trying to guilt people by predicting his own an early death would be twisted in any situation, but especially so for a 4-year-old. I'd be looking for child development books and parenting classes. Take the class or read the books together, then discuss. Don't approach it as trying to fix your husband, but as a joint project for better rearing your child together.

Others might have better, more recent recommendations, but an old classic by Louise Bates Ames could be a place to start: "Your Four-Year-Old: Wild and Wonderful." There's a whole series, year by year. Some for the specific examples are dated, but overall, child development just hasn't changed that much. (And maybe you can laugh together at outdated allusions?) One nice thing about a book like this is that it isn't suggesting that you have a parenting problem, it's just learning about your child at the age he is. And if you like it, go ahead and get the book about five-year-olds, so you know what's ahead.[/quote]

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