So according to most people we seem to talk to Haim and I are both spoiling Maya and negligent towards her at the same time! Clearly we’re spoiling her by meeting all of her needs…we let her sleep when she’s tired, wake up when she’s rested, eat when she’s hungry, skip a meal when she’s not…she’s still nursing and we held her A LOT when she was an infant….oh the horror! To make matters worse, when we’re not spoiling her in the above mentioned fashions, we’re negligently letting her learn how to feed herself with a sharp fork, climb to the top of a jungle gym, or play with other children without directing the play…how is this child to survive with us as parents? Add all of this to the fact that our 2 year old will only be left with select people (the people that she selects that is) and you clearly have a recipe for disaster! This toddler, who, as typical of this age cannot wipe her own bottom yet, will NEVER learn independence if we do not ensure that we leave her with whom ever, when ever, regardless of whether she is comfortable in the situation.
Has anyone REALLY ever heard of an independent 2 year old ??? Or a child ruined by knowing that her parents love her enough to at least try and meet all of her needs???
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