Dati na po ba syang ganyan, or baka nagseselos/ naghahanap lng ng pansin since dumating si bunso?
Anyways, Sa tingin ko po ay nasa inyo na po na ifilter kung anong mga request nya ang reasonable at alin ang hindi. Sa anak ko (also 3yo), whatever his request, I make sure that he asks nicely. Hindi pwede yung pasigaw/ utos, he has to say "please", be polite and say "Thank you" after, otherwise ay hindi namin sinusunod gusto nya. Lately tinuturuan ko sya ng paggamit ng "paki". Kapag alam kong kaya nyang gawin, sasabihan ko sya to try do it himself first at kung hindi nya kaya, then saka ko sya tutulungan.
We also empower and encourage him to do things on his own, kahit na mas madali if we just do it ourselves, tulad ng pag-toothbrush, ligo, bihis, kain, linis, cleanup ng kalat nya, etc. He's still learning pero so far, ok naman.
So in short, hindi namin sinusunod lahat ng utos nya, kahit sa yaya nya, he has to be nice and respectful. Hindi kami nagpapa-bully sa bata, the adults are still in-charge.
Magbasa pa