Tim complaining that if Jackson doesn't get his nap he's wild and out of control near bedtime. DUDE he's almost 3! He's a kid and thats what they do!
I'm having a hard time picturing Jackson as wild. To me an out of control child is one with ADHD who is sleeping only 3-4 hours, will not stay put anywhere and is making it difficult for anyone to keep track of where they are. I've been friends with parents of such little ones and seen the struggles. Jackson is the exact opposite to these kids.
Apparently Tim believes he was the best behaved child? Why not take some parenting classes and open your eyes. Part of being young, inquisitive, and learning anout the world around you is being active.
I watched a sad video last night from a study done with babies in 1965. They were showing how neglected children, children raised in foster care and without love, were afraid to touch and play with blocks placed in front of them. A couple babies even raised their hands in the air as if to show "Not touching, don't yell at me." They'd look for other stimuli such as watching the people over involving themselves in the activity.
Sadly, it reminded me of Jackson being fed, and directing his attention to the ipad.
They need to support him and allow him to explore, learn and even go nuts. Basically they need to allow him the room be a child. Stop controlling and criticizing his every move.