Am I setting good limits or am I being too naggy?

[Judy Trickett]

I think kids need to learn that the cannot just do whatever they want.

DITTO!

Life is full of boundaries. Boundaries are virtually everywhere you look. As an adult I must stay on approved boundaried areas for driving. I must use the "in" door and then the "out" door. I must use only the "1-12 aisle" if I have only under 12 items. I must stay in designated "parent" areas of the school grounds. I must wait in the waiting room when I have an appointment until called upon.

Life is full of boundaries and kids need to learn these when they are young. We are preparing them for the real world and that means that, YES, we are gonna be giving them lots and lots of never ending direction in the forms of, "no, stay off, get out of, don't touch" etc etc etc until they learn some self-control and some critical thinking skills that enable them to decide when it is and is not appropriate to touch, go on, or do something.