buy-a-bit Chapter 12: Toddlers to Age 5ish ~ "No!" "I caaaan't!" "I don't want to!" Sound familiar? (What Great Parents Have in Common)

This type of defiance is often nothing more than drama: a tactic many kids use to get out of pesky “have to’s.” Drama is not as pointless as you might think. We’ll show you what it really means and what to do about it.