We use the same parenting manual, Katebcca! I was the same way with my sons. Now they skip the acting out part and go right to what is bothering them!
Parents do need to listen and to care, period.
We also watch the same news! From the time I was a child, my parents stopped me from watching the news because it upset me so!
dancer9
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