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Children don't know better and getting hurt isn't always the best way to learn because their could be permanent consequences
by themitigating 4y ago
Children don't know better and getting hurt isn't always the best way to learn because their could be permanent consequences
- leipert 4y agoI don’t know. Our kid frequents these playgrounds and it’s interesting to see how the usage changes over time. The kid quite frequently signals when it thinks something is too high or a slide to steep or whatever. And most kids seem to be rather cautious.
- mpsprd 4y agoA friend of mine, PhD in early childhood education, told me the contrary: Toddlers instinctively know their limits and will not "bite more than they can chew", at least with gross motor skills. My personal experience confirms this: for example, when teaching my young kid of 18mo to climb down stairs standing, I would stop holding his hands and observe his behavior. He would initially try to go down a step on his feet while holding the side rail, then hesitate and ask for my hand. If I told him to do it himself, he would instead sit down and slide down gently.
- realworldperson 4y ago[dead]
- Fricken 4y agoThere could be permanent consequences either way. Children of overprotective parents tend to live less: https://neurosciencenews.com/overprotective-parents-child-longevity-22453/ https://neurosciencenews.com/overprotective-parents-child-lo...