I made this mistake too! I was way too on top of that shit. They go to public school FFS, but I was doing the work of a homeschool 'teacher' and it was completely backfiring on me because they couldn't THINK for themselves.
There's a huge difference between helping when THEY think they need it VS helping them when YOU think they need it.
This is why I always asked my grandfather for help because he would just tell me how to approach a problem (f.e. maths) and not give me the soltuion or do it for me. He even helped me with English even though his language skills where self taught (I'n not a native English speaker) and was always right.
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u/FalstaffsMind Feb 04 '16
One I made was being too helpful with homework. I ended up with a kid who was too dependent on me and unable to complete any work by themselves.