We all want to raise our children well, set boundaries but let them have their independence as well. But they just ignore all of our efforts and this is what happens in 9 occasions out of 10:
A typical parent-child conversation:
Child sees a snail in the grass and reaches out to grab it.
Parent: No, we can’t touch the snail!
Child wailing.
Parent: Ok, I will hold the snail for you and you can have a look. No, you can’t hold it.
Child wailing more.
Parent: Okay, you can hold it but only by the shell. NO, I said DON’T TOUCH IT!
This is one of the times when you realise your approach is not working. You have to set boundaries but you soon get tired of denying the child everything and really what is wrong about touching a snail?
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