Relational
What if letting kids struggle is the kindest thing you can do?
When a kid is upset, frustrated, or failing at something, most adults feel a strong pull to fix it immediately. Comfort them. Solve it for them. Remove the obstacle. Maggie Dent argues this well-meaning instinct can actually steal something important from children.
We need to be the 'lighthouses' in our children's lives, not the 'helicopters.'— Maggie Dent
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The thinker
Parenting & Resilience Educator
Maggie Dent is an Australian parenting author and educator known as the 'queen of common sense,' specializing in building resilience in children and adolescents.
Based on Maggie Dent — Building Resilience in Children, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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