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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that everybody is trying to make the mother feel better.  To be honest the reason the children behave better with the nanny is because she is consistent with discipline.  Parents dismiss a lot of whining and bad behavior where the nanny will say no, reason, or give the child a time out.  If parents took more time out to say no to the whining and bad behavior it would be consistent all around![/quote]

Interesting perspective. My kid was like this as a baby, toddler, and still, as a 9 year old. Now he can tell me why he does it, though. He'll spend his day at school, where he is described as helpful, empathetic, and curious. He'll come home, grump about his homework, rebel at doing the dishes, and refuse to talk to his grandmother on the phone. Then as I sit next to him in his bedroom as he's winding down for sleep he'll say "I'm sorry, Mom. I was kinda a jerk this evening." Long, long pause. "I didn't pass my multiplication quiz. And the whole grade got banned from playing tag games at recess because one person had his feelings hurt, and I love tag and now we can't play all year long."

[b]We save our big stuff for the people we love. Grown ups, 9 year olds, and toddlers. [/quote][/b]

This. [/quote]

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