How far can she go?

Vanessa usually has a strong desire to climb trees after school. Although sometimes she challenges me to do so, I'm not really willing to test her daring and challenging nature. There are times when she can be stubborn and defiant. She's a risk taker in many ways. She's learning the skills to get what she wants in a more nondemanding way. The camera is stay-calm strategy for me, like here. Occasionally I have to step in and demand she stop. I'd like to think that my allowing her to explore some risks will ensure her understanding my sense of urgency when I DO plea with her to stop something.

It worked this time. And she assured me that she didn't need my help.