Assertiveness has to be a good thing, right? It’s something we should encourage in our children, an important trait to nuture. Life skills and all that.
“SHUT UP MUMMY!”
“DON’T DO THAT MUMMY!”
“I WANT A BANA!”
Like a wild animal that has been caged, only able to observe, restricted by language development, our son has now been unleashed upon the unsuspecting world. He pounces at opportunities to assert himself, and even constructs opportunities out of thin air. He swipes angrily with his words when his demands aren’t met and sinks his teeth into our tender flesh with his staccato sound combinations.
At two and two thirds, our son is assertive. It’s a good thing, right? Perhaps the next parental challenge is to crack the whip and tame the beast.
