Preschool: Emotional and Social Development In the lesson, we learned that caregivers can help guide their four-year-old child’s behavior by respecting the child’s desire to explore the world around them. Sometimes this includes letting the child test the boundaries that the caregiver has established. Caregivers should try to be flexible with the rules when guiding a four-year-old child’s behavior.

Does this mean a caregiver should let the child get away with negative behavior without any consequences?
Why or why not?
What does it mean to be flexible with the rules?