Was just reading Happydays' message on another thread and was wondering just how much we affect our childrens' behaviour. I've often wondered if my ds is a little over-zealous, whiny or over-active sometimes due to vibes that he may be getting from dh or I. Does anyone know much about this? We have fought in front of him sometimes, which I know is not good, but both of us also get quite agitated if he behaves badly in front of other people and perhaps this only makes him behave worse. He's a good, loving little boy most of the time but there are also times when he drives me to distraction and I find him hard to control. He also finds it hard to sit still and gets very over-excited sometimes.. this may be typical behaviour from a 30 month old but I can't help wondering if we are encouraging him to act in a certain way... hope this all makes sense.