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[quote=Anonymous]Just be consistent and enforce the rules. That's what children need - a parent, not a bestie. He is getting to an age where he is testing boundaries and you need to keep it up. It's exhausting but worth it in the end. I know some families attribute their kid's bad behavior to sugar, screen time, red dye, gluten, strep, exhaustion from school...and that might truly be the case for them. In our case most of the bad behavior develops at transition times (leaving the playground to go home from school, turning off the TV to get ready for dinner, bedtime and bathtime, getting ready for school are the usual crunch points.) We try and give a lot of notice. We ask them what they think will happen if they don't listen. We stick to our guns. We tell them we will always love them but that if they don't XYZ they can't use the iPad or whatever. They are getting it! [/quote]
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