Why Does Your Child Need More Support With Certain Tasks?

Episode 127 of the the Mudroom podcast, hosted by Allana Robinson, titled "Why Does Your Child Need More Support With Certain Tasks?" was published on August 29, 2021 and runs 18 minutes.

August 29, 2021 ·18m · the Mudroom

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Summary

Have you heard of the zone of proximal development?  Do you know why your kid seems to need more support to perform certain tasks than others, and when it’s the right time to help them out? The zone of proximal development is that space between your child’s total independence and total support.  There’s a common misconception among parents where they think if a kid can’t do it by themselves- they can't do it at all!  When in fact there’s a gray area there that’s really important.  How much help are they needing and when?  It’s important to recognize when they can do something competently with help just as much as when they can do it competently on their own. Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

Episode Description

Have you heard of the zone of proximal development?

Do you know why your kid seems to need more support to perform certain tasks than others, and when it’s the right time to help them out?

The zone of proximal development is that space between your child’s total independence and total support.

There’s a common misconception among parents where they think if a kid can’t do it by themselves- they can't do it at all!

When in fact there’s a gray area there that’s really important.

How much help are they needing and when?

It’s important to recognize when they can do something competently with help just as much as when they can do it competently on their own.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices