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When Helping Gets in the Way | Ep. 228
We love our kids. We want to help. And sometimes we actually can fix what’s hard. But should we?
TALK NOTES
When helping gets complicated
Doing for our children what they need to learn to do for themselves
Why struggle isn’t necessarily harm
Building capacity instead of removing every difficulty
Scaffolding: support that’s meant to change
Knowing when to step in and when to step back
Giving our children room to grow in confidence and independence
Why the answer looks different for every child and every stage
The skinny
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