Imagine that a child wants to stay up longer than usual. How do you respond?

  • I'll allow him to do it, after all, it is a special evening.
  • I will set a compromise – a bit longer, but not indefinitely.
  • I insist on the set time – rules are rules.
  • I'll leave it to the child to decide for themselves.
  • I will think about what the child is actually expressing.

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