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Episode 2558:
Adina Soclof explores how modern parenting habits may unintentionally hinder children's growth by doing too much for them. She encourages caregivers to foster independence, resilience, and responsibility by stepping back and allowing kids to struggle, fail, and succeed on their own terms.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://parentingsimply.com/are-we-doing-too-much-for-our-kids/
Quotes to ponder:
"We make their lives easier because it's easier for us."
"Sometimes we want to help because we feel sorry for our children when they are struggling."
"Our job as parents is to work ourselves out of a job."
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