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Originally Posted by
amigos4
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Yes, it is helpful and it will be saved for a future use. Besides, as emsr said …

Originally Posted by
emsr2d2
Despite what it says in the original, we usually say "test the boundaries" (not "test out").
"Contrary to what they say, kids need rules and boundaries. They are not able to provide them for themselves. They depend on us to provide them for them, and to make them clear. Therefore, it helps to consider: are we actually challenging our children to test our boundaries because we keep changing them? If your children are regularly testing your boundaries by challenging your house rules and expectations, observe yourself in action. Have you: 1 – determined what your rules and boundaries are? 2 – made your rules and boundaries clear? 3 – followed-through each time as you said you would? Sometimes the answer to the question, “why do our children do what they do?”, begins with us."
More: Winning the Battle: Boundaries, Choices, and Control
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