"Mommy, I want this!" I automatically shifted my gaze toward my son. Shawn was showing me the chocolate bar in his hand that had his favorite cartoon character as a wrapper.We are currently in the grocery and just happened to pass by the sweets section. I didn't notice that he stopped and picked up a chocolate. "Mommy, buy this for me, please?" Shawn said again, pouting his lips and tactically using his puppy eyes to persuade me. "Shawn," I crouched down so I could look at him eye to eye.Smart parenting suggests to always look at your child's eye whenever you are talking to him. That way, he would feel that his feelings matter."What did I tell you about eating too much chocolate?" I asked gently."Not good," his shoulders dropped, accepting defeat."Then return it. You haven't finished eating Aunt Aimee's gift to you, right?" "Okay, mommy," he agreed sadly and returned the chocolate where he
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