Our B6 is a rather typical barely-six year old, although we see lots of toddler type behavior in him.
This morning after breakfast he pulled his shirt up to show his sister how full his tummy way.
G12 pull up her shirt and say "look at my tummy!" It was not said in a big-sister sort of way - - it was said in a toddler way.
It is difficult to see a 12 year old girl - tall, slender and developing, but hear the chatter of a toddler.
We see so many examples of kids who have been emotionally neglected. Some behaviors are much younger than their age, and at times we see them regress to even younger behavior. As much as possible, we accept this, and at times we attempt to gently lead them to "older" behavior. Reprimands are saved for the most critical situations.
There is a belief that children who do not receive proper nurturing from (and possibly before) birth, must be given the opportunity to revert back and be allowed to work their way up through the infantile and toddler behaviors in order to be able to continue growing emotionally.
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