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We all want to encourage independence
in our children. Two ways of doing this are 1) be a good listener. Being a good
listener means, while your child is talking, you are sincerely trying to
understand what he is saying. And 2) avoid over-parenting. Over-parenting
involves making frequent, unnecessary, and worrisome comments to your children,
which makes them feel aggravated and put down. They hear you saying, "You're
incompetent; there's not much you can do on your own without my supervision and
direction." These two things are not always easy to do, but it's important to
keep trying!
We all want to encourage independence
in our children. Two ways of doing this are 1) be a good listener. Being a good
listener means, while your child is talking, you are sincerely trying to
understand what he is saying. And 2) avoid over-parenting. Over-parenting
involves making frequent, unnecessary, and worrisome comments to your children,
which makes them feel aggravated and put down. They hear you saying, "You're
incompetent; there's not much you can do on your own without my supervision and
direction." These two things are not always easy to do, but it's important to
keep trying!