My 7-year-old asked me to watch her do a cartwheel for the fifteenth time today and I snapped at her because I have things to do and immediately felt horrible.
More people experience this than they realize.
The parent's task-oriented mindset is dismissing the child's need for witness and celebration of her developing abilities.
“Where Are You with Children and time — how they experience it?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.