My 4-year-old has never been told he can't have something and yesterday he had a complete meltdown in the grocery store that lasted an hour because I said no to candy.
More people experience this than they realize.
Children who never experience small disappointments are unprepared for the inevitable larger frustrations of life.
“Where Are You with Permissive parenting and its outcomes?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.