Talk with them in an adult manner, but do not "adultize" them. Do not expect them to be miniature adults.
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Adultize
Synonyms for "adultize"
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Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 成人化 verb (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviors earlier)
Finnish
1 entries- aikuistaa verb (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviors earlier)
Portuguese
1 entries- adultizar verb (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviors earlier)
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