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Inculcate a sense of control and responsibility in your children: Put them to work
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Inculcate a sense of control and responsibility in your children: Put them to workBy Sharon Holbrook, New York Times
Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 05:37 PM IST
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I begged my 12-year-old to help me with the pandemic task of learning to dye my hair at home. I could have done it myself, but I’ve learned that small opportunities to feel useful and successful are good for kids’ mental health, which I’m especially attuned to in our current circumstances.
Among the other ideas I’ve tried during these long months: letting my kids practice phone skills by having them call to order takeout and asking them for help with setting up the Wi-Fi booster. In some cases, it would be faster to just do these things without their “help,” but I’m doing it deliberately, to benefit my kids.