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What does it take to raise your child to be independent?
It’s hard to stand by and not nag them to do homework or to remember what to take to school. But this way, they will grow in confidence for life.
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According to American psychoanalyst Erik Erikson’s stages of development, a person’s sense of autonomy develops during the toddler years.
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June Yong
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After five years of learning to play the drums, finally my 11-year-old has started to practise drumming daily without us reminding him to do it.
For the most part, we’ve had to put drum practice on his schedule and remind him about it. But this year, it’s like an internal switch has turned on.
