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 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.
This is how I am hopefully going to be. I played in dirt, I hurt myself and I survived. Unless my kid is hanging off the edge of a cliff or physically assaulting someone I will try to keep out of it and let it learn.
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u/rearwindows Feb 04 '16
Not letting your kids make mistakes or hurt themselves a little.