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When Teaching Independence Conflicts with Being on Time

My daughter is learning to tie her shoes and it takes forever and we're always running late but I know if I keep doing it for her she'll never learn.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between nurturing growth and meeting external demands creates impossible choices.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Time and parenting — what it means to be there?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.