How can we best encourage our little ones without pushing too hard or hand holding too much? It's something I really struggle with and I feel like no matter what I do things are out of balance. Anyone else deal with these feelings? Maybe this is the "mom guilt" everyone has been talking about?
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Rebekah posted December 2, 2019
Teaching our kids to keep trying takes time. You can start when they are babies. For example, when they are reaching for toys during tummy time, you may cheer them on with words and smiles. This should help with language and social emotional development. Toddlers can fixate on an object or activity and be super persistent about it so supporting them along the way and redirecting when necessary is beneficial. Once they are preschool age they can usually focus a lot longer on activities, this is when it is important to support and encourage. It is also important to challenge them and give them space to research and experiment on their own before supporting.Cecilia posted December 2, 2019
We have found the most important thing here is communication. If you communicate with your child and teach them slowly using words and examples you build a better relationship with them. If you have a pretty strong bond with your kids and spend time doing at least some leanring activities with them you will know when they are really struggling and when they may be waiting for a helping hand out of habit. We recently started working on simple addition with our 3 year old Bobby and we have noticed he has been holding off on answering