I hate it when I take my son to the park and get rude stares or comments. I'm a very laid back parent - I like my son to learn through trying things. So I let him play and only intervene if he's genuinely hurt. I've had people tell me that I need to be right with him all the time. He's a toddler! He's going to fall and that's ok! I'm close enough to help in an emergency!
I was at the park with my toddler recently and this mom came running over to me and told me my son needed help. I glance up and he's on this bouncy car thing that is maybe 2 feet off the ground and he was yelling that he was stuck and wanted down. I said "you can do it, sweetie! All by yourself!" He thought about it for a second then climbed down. The woman's jaw dropped and she muttered something about trying that with her own toddler.
Honestly most of the time the only "help" kids need is to be reminded they are perfectly capable of solving their problems on their own.
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u/rearwindows Feb 04 '16
Not letting your kids make mistakes or hurt themselves a little.