Children have to practise making choices to learn how to do it – making choices is part of my definition of being an adult – and I think it is a good thing to let them have options about things that don't really matter. "Do you want to wear the blue shirt or the yellow shirt?" "Would you like macaroni cheese or chicken goujons for lunch?" "Shall we go the park or to the swimming pool?" – the questions depend on the family's lifestyle but should always be shaped in a contained way. That makes it easier (and failsafe) for the child to learn how to choose and avoids disrupting the whole family.
I have noted how many grans here have talked about bad behaviour but also mentioned how well their own adult children are doing as parents. I don't doubt it for a second. I think we have just become very conscious of those children who are unruly and we live in a grumpy Daily Mail sort of society. The behaviour might be different from that of the past, but I doubt if overall it is really much worse.
How do you acknowledge Easter.