How to Help a Child Problem Solve

"I think it's really important to agree that what we're asking the child might be more than what they're ready to do," she says. "We want to start one with figuring out what are they capable of, right? Like maybe, again, not in that moment, can they walk past the dog that day?" She adds: "If there is a step seems too small for them to say, that's a great step for today."