My older son has always come across as more mature than his years.  He talked early, walked early, and essentially he grew up around adults, not children.  So, his mannerisms and speech tended to lead people to believe that he was actually older than his age.  However, when others would treat him as older, he was incapable of handling it, and justifiably so.  We learned early on that it was essential to interact and discipline him at his age level.  Alloting consequences for behavior fell into this area.

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