Surely you have heard the saying “If you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile.” I think whoever came up with that chestnut was definitely talking about children! There may be that one day when we are just too tired to say “no” or we give in and let them eat their sandwiches in the living room and suddenly, we’ve got a “situation” on our hands. While we cannot be expected to be robots or machines as parents, there may be those times when we are accidentally setting a precedent. It may sound pessimistic, but over the years I’ve … Continue reading →