The recent heated debate about baby routines - where some people are fervently advocating just following your baby in all matters - led me to think: what if we just followed what our children want?
For me that would mean one of my four year olds surviving on eight hours sleep, eating nothing but cheddar cheese and sugar lumps and continuing to cr*p in his pants because playing is more interesting than going to the loo.
I think the other one would generally be ok, but would probably still snatch and hoard every toy he saw and would sleep in my bed under a mountain of toy cars and trains. He would also poo in my husband's shoes which was his preference as a toddler.