In so many ways, adults interacting with kids might feel that they (the kids) are a model of independence. They do what they wish, when they want, and however they like to do it! Well, however endearing those characteristics might seem to parents and home childcare-givers, trained Rockville day care center staff know differently. While it’s great to “cut the kids some slack” when they do things their own way, nurturing and encouraging independence in kids requires more than that. How Not to Raise Independent Kids On the other end of the spectrum, to “letting kids do their own thing”, is extreme micromanagement. Some parents and caregivers may be overprotective of their children, even constantly picking out the toys they should play with at specific times, or measuring the amount of tooth
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