"Never Do For a Child That Which They Can Do For Themselves"

Play Therapy Parenting: Real Parenting Questions Answered by a Child Therapist · Jul 1, 2021 · 13m

You will never know what your child is capable of unless you allow them to try! I know it's hard to watch your child struggle with something, like opening lids on a jar, or tying their shoes, or trying to pack and lug around their sports bag, but did you know that when you constantly do things for your kids, you might be "programming" them for "learned incompetence" or "learned helplessness". This is in contrast to your child positively learning that they can do things for themselves, they just need to build their competence and confidence to do so, and you can help them by letting them…