Guilty of mowing down every obstacle your tot encounters? Step back now and you’ll help build resilience for life
specialising in the early years. ‘There’s a natural tendency to jump in.’ And as a mum to a three-year-old and three-month-old, Abigail knows just what it is like when your to-do list is long and the pressure is on . Jumping in to intervene can sometimes feel like it will make our job easier – anything to avoid a meltdown!It may, however, make the job much harder in the long term. Think back to that original scenario, and the fight with the coat.
This gentle, loving ‘scaffolding’ of their independence can begin even before your little one learns to crawl. Imagine your baby is on a playmat and a rattle is just out of her reach. Pause before jumping up, immediately, to move it in front of her. ‘Babies take longer to process objects in their environment,’ says Abigail. ‘If you hand it to her immediately, she may not have had time to register the object and process her desire for it.
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