+1. "because I said so" and "when you're an adult..." are short-sighted non-fixes.
I'm an uncle to a 5 and 7 year old. They call you on your bullshit all the time! And even as a non-parent I get that it's hard to always have to debate a 5 year old, but they DO recognize and intake consistency, even if they don't have the capacity to understand logic and rationality. yet.
You gotta set a consistent and reputable example. Or else you're just making a human that understands power.
I'm an uncle to a 5 and 7 year old. They call you on your bullshit all the time! And even as a non-parent I get that it's hard to always have to debate a 5 year old, but they DO recognize and intake consistency, even if they don't have the capacity to understand logic and rationality. yet.
You gotta set a consistent and reputable example. Or else you're just making a human that understands power.