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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I correct and am firm/stern with my 5 year old, he says, “I’m going to tell —- about you!” Sometimes he’s threatening to tell the neighbors or his babysitter or some other kid’s parent.  It doesn’t happen very often but this morning he said it for what is probably the 10th time this summer. It feels like he’d say to another child and so is incredibly disrespectful.  It makes me feel like I need to rethink my approach to parenting.  Is this just something kids say? Is it a phase? Or is it a huge red flag?

FWIW—I think he has complained about me to a certain parent in our neighborhood.  I’m not overly concerned about this.  I am not a harsh parent and I think anyone whose opinion matters can figure that out.[/quote]

It doesn't seem like a huge red flag to me. My four-year old imitates my discipline when she's upset with me. The other day she told me she "needed to talk about my behavior." She definitely threatens to call stuffed animals mommies when they misbehave, although she's never done that to me. I assume she picked that line up from daycare.[/quote]

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