5 yr old... too old to be called 'baby' WDYT?

[Doing my best]

I totally get that you feel he is still your baby, but I also feel that by not listening when he has asked you to stop is not showing him that it is ok to ask for actions he doesn't like to stop and being respected for the decision.

As for your DP not backing you up, I must admit (whether rightly or wrongly) have pulled DH up in a similar instance. We are teaching our kids (5 and 3) that it is ok for you ask someone to stop doing something you don't like, whether it be tickling, saying what we are being affectionate names, etc, but if they don't like it, they are allowed to ask us to stop and we must stop.

Maybe my motives are different but I want my children to understand from a young age, it is ok for them to ask for anything they don't like to be stopped, and that it is ok to tell someone else if they aren't being listened to.. So unless there is a dangerous consequence that could happen if we listen to our children's request, then we will stop it.. No matter how hard it is for us. And if need be, I will pull my DH up on it again, as I would expect him to.. Most over things, we have a united front though.