Give Them an Inch . . .

. . . And they'll probably surprise you. The terms "self restraint" and "three-year old" don't usually go together, but when our toddler started wrestling with our three-year old, my wife and I decided to sit back and see how our three-year old was going to handle it. He could easily throttle her if he got angry or just too excited. Instead, he let her climb all over him. When he did wrestle back, he was surprisingly mindful of her limits. It wasn't fair to him that she would dish it and not take it, but I think he'll find that the additional trust we have in him will more than pay him back for it.