People accept an 8-year-old who still acts 6. They are just "young for their age." They will tolerate a 10-year-old who still acts 6 if the parent looks exhausted enough. But a 13-year-old who is still acting like a 6-year-old is a serious social problem. I know, because this child is my son.

Children are not miniature adults. The more we align our expectations with who they are, the less we will add our frustration to the mix.

Written by Sunny Chanel for Babble.com A while ago I asked my 6-year-old daughter to do something we usually don't encourage in our household: to jud...

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