Reply #136: nah. what i am saying is the kid thing becomes very easy if the time is put in

[seabeyond]

all the woes of raising kids dont seem to be there if connected with kid, if there is a flow of respect back and forth, if a foundation is created for the children.

parents that easily dismiss behavior with quaint comments like terrible two, teenagers, boys will be boys instead of addressing the actual behavior create much more of a mess for themselves.

it may be more work at the time, but being connected and respectful to the child ends up creating an environment of a hell of a lot less work.