Baby is just 9 months old, but already he is displaying his strong will. There is nothing wrong with having a strong will, but it's up to us parents to cultivate the personalities of our children. When baby grabs the food off of the plates of others we have explain to him that he's not to do it. When he pinches our faces or arms with the pincher grasp from hades, we have to yell out loudly with pain or even fake cry to communicate to him that he is hurting us. When he bites with his new two front teeth we have to say "no biting." 

He's learning, and so the ritual of teaching him how to interact with other humans begins. It will be a long way going, as I am still teaching my 13 year old the ins and outs of social graces. To that point, life is still teaching me the ins and out of social graces as well. It is not the easiest task to teach or learn, but without these lessons our babies will be given an unfair advantage in the world. 

As the years go by he'll learn how to handle toy hammers, how to play with others in the sandbox, how to speak to adults, how to eat properly at the table, and a whole host of other manners. However, we are practicing teaching him how to request to be nursed without tearing off my clothes or biting a chunk out of me. It's slow going.