In my last post, I touched on the topic of consistency. Today, I want to dive deeper and really talk about it because consistency truly is the key to so many parenting struggles. Children are super smart and catch on extremely quickly. Sometimes this is a good thing (such as when they observe someone putting on shoes and realize that shoes go on feet, not hands), and sometimes it works against us as parents (such as when you are too tired to discipline Tommy for hitting his brother and now he realizes that he can sometimes get away with naughty behavior).  The latter example is exactly why consistency in expectations and discipline is crucial to building strong foundations for your children.