"I just don’t know how to deal with Jake these days," my friend Allison confided recently. "Seems like he’s always pouting about something. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I give in just to get things back on track. Or I try to coax him out of it and he ends up getting way too much attention. Either way, I end up feeling so manipulated!"

The first time your toddler sets pencil – or crayon or marker – to paper, the results may not seem like much to write home about. Would you be surprised to know that scribbling is an important part of your child’s development

1. Rudeness
2. Talking Back
3. Interrupting
4. Whining