This pearl of wisdom goes for every age. If toddlers really want to stop and look at the digger in the building site doing its thing and you’re not in a rush, why not? If your four-year old wants to wear that princess outfit to the shops, what’s wrong with letting him? If your teenager is still up at 10:40pm on a school night and they’re doing well in school and pulling their weight around the house, why not?

Each one of those could have been a battle. But what it costs you in terms of energy, frustration, needing to repair the relationship after, often isn’t worth the win. So, pick your battles, because you will have them. What I’d like to learn is how to get those feelings to dissolve quickly. Something I still need to crack.