A familiar question from parents is, when is it appropriate for children to be given various degrees of freedom and to receive certain privileges? Children's push to do things on their own begins at a very young age, increasing along with the acquisition of skills that make independent functioning possible, such as walking and other motor skills. Often, conflicts that arise during the "terrible 2's" are a result of a child's demand to "do it myself."The problem is not only that children's [...]
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