Every parent has that button that gets pushed.  The way their kid chews, uses five pounds of toilet paper with every bathroom “event”, accidentally throws out a spoon every time they eat yogurt….you get it. One way to manage our ineffective reactions to these events is to step back and observe.  Notice the funny, the endearing, the curious.  Step back and take in everything about the experience, not just the part that makes you twitch. Of course, correct the behavior but try to keep in mind that the behavior is not the whole child or even the most meaningful part …