Your Six Year Old.

Parker has been a real piece of work these days. At first I attributed it to subs, or being tired, or whatever, but the more it continued, the more I thought it was something else. Then I remembered what Ebba went through when Lincoln was six. I also remembered a series of books she recommended I read. I never did read them since Parker has generally been (except for some time when he was 2) a pretty easy, responsive, rule following kid. He is definitely not your typical kid He never seemed to fit the mold...until now.

When I went to look up the book, the title was: Your six year old: Loving and Defiant. Here is a short description:

Six is growing more mature, more independent, more daring and adventurous -- this is not necessarily an easy time for the little girl or boy. Relationships with mothers are troubled -- most of the time Six adores mother, but whenever things go wrong, it's her fault. It used to be, at Five, that she was the center of the child's universe; now, the child is the center of his own universe.

Since everything happens to be my fault these days (I didn't pack the right snack, I didn't come up with the best craft project, I forgot where I packed the origami books, I didn't get the perfect paper, etc), the book seems right on and I suppose I'll have to read it.