Pushing the limits

This three year age is difficult some days. Cale is really into testing the boundaries right now and honestly has quite a few moments where he is not a good listener. We are trying to teach him about choices-good choices and not good/bad choices. When we ask if the behavior he just did was a good choice when he gets in trouble, he knows it was a bad choice and says it. It perplexes me that he yet continues to do those kinds of things that he knows is wrong. I think a lot of it is about being intentional and consistent with him-he needs to know that daddy and mommy love him, however there are boundaries set up and rules that need to be followed. For the most part, he is a really good kid! Just has those moments and when he has them, they can sometimes be full out battles. I just pray for the patience for me and Jeff to continue to be intentional and consistent with him-and some days that is just exhausting. I know he will continue to push the boundaries as he gets older as I am sure will Aiden. I just hope and pray we can discipline and teach them with love and grace and always keep in perspective the way God loves all!