Originally Posted by Kriston
I always say that if a kid doesn't get limits--never hears a "no" that s/he can trust to mean *no*--then the child never learns to trust a parent's "yes" or "I love you" either.

Dependable is dependable, even when dependable means saying "no."


Excellent point. Who trusts the words of someone you don't respect, and how can you respect someone you don't trust?