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Power Struggles with a 4-year-old

Here’s the thing about power struggles: once they’ve started, you’ve lost. The only cure is prevention. You can’t prevent all of them, but you can reduce the likelihood that they will happen.

Coddling or cooperating?

Some kids do fine with broad choices, but all children need to learn to make decisions on their own, and the safest place to do that is with you.