2 Not Expanding A Child’s Freedom As They Age
Like most things, personal freedom gets easier to handle with practice. That’s why it’s crucial to give children increasing room for independence as they age. “While it’s understandable” says Vinay Saranga M.D., child psychiatrist and founder of Saranga Comprehensive Psychiatry, “that at an early age you would set boundaries,” it’s important to let those boundaries expand over time. Though doing so may initially cause fear for both parties, letting children build “slowly build their independence” is more effective than expecting them to learn it all at once in adulthood.
