Living with a four-and-half-year old can feel, at times, like sharing a house with a teen-ager. Consider these recent interactions:

-After asking Zoe to get ready for bed numerous times the other night, I found her – fully clothed – sitting on the couch with her dad. “Did you put your pajamas on?” I asked her. “Did I say I would?” was her response.

-Following a recent bath, I wanted Zoe’s help putting away some of her water toys. “Zoe, come put your boat away,” I called out to her. “You know where it goes,” she answered.

-This morning Zoe was mumbling something in the bathroom. “What did you say, honey?” I asked, assuming she was talking to me. In an exasperated tone, she answered, “I’m talking to myself. Don’t worry about it.”

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