... according to Minibags aged four and a half (found it just now jotted in a notebook when I was looking for something else): "Coping" is managing by yourself or doing something THAT YOU DON'T LIKE!
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Blimey, heavy stuff for a four and a half year old thatbags but what a perfect definition. One I can very much relate to at the moment too. 
Maybe gillybobis the definition of coping. 
Just what I was thinking Gilly , Heavy or what ?
So presumably she'll be able to relate this to her alarm clock issue
They are so funny, aren't they. I once overheard DD2 and her best mate Amy, both aged 7, earnestly discussing parenting skills. They agreed it was best to be 'firm, but kind'.
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