Never make him the man around the house. True, you want to teach him to grow to be man, but there is a distinction between being the “little man” and being responsible for things that adults are supposed to do. Your child is not your confidant, your knight in shining armor or your rescuer. Especially important for the newly widowed or divorced, correct people if they suggest that now your son “is the man around the house,” or that he should “take care of Mommy.
(Source: ivillage.com)
