Normal 4-year-old behavior. They don't call it the "F-you 4s" for nothing, Alanna Gallo, an education and parenting expert and the founder of Play Learn Thrive, said.

My 4-year-old’s friend’s parent (going gender-neutral here: “Sam”) has on many occasions chided my kid for what we see as normal 4-year-old behavior. For example, being too whiny/impatient ...