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[quote=Anonymous]I'd say about 6-7.  But there are still limits.  I mean, she's not going to have a full-blown meltdown in the grocery store, but she will have less emotional control if she's hungry, or tired, or in the early stages of getting sick.  She's better at rolling with things because she can understand things like "I know you're hungry, and we will eat in a half an hour," or "I know you don't want to go to the store, but we need ingredients for dinner, so please behave."  But she's still a little kid,.  My mother always says that you can't expect kids or dogs to behave unless they are fed, rested, and exercised.

Adults might not have kicking, screaming meltdowns, but I know plenty who get teary or oversensitive or angry or bitchy if they are too hungry or tired.  I sometimes think we expect more of kids than we expect of adults, like kids are never supposed to be cranky or unhappy, even though they have so much less control over things than adults do.  A hungry adult can independently obtain a snack; a little kid depends on adults to do so.  [/quote]

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