"Please Don't Help My Kids"

Please Don't Help My Kids by Kate Bassford Baker

"Dear Other Parents At The Park:

Please do not lift my daughters to the top of the ladder, especially after you've just heard me tell them I wasn't going to do it for them and encourage them to try it themselves.

I am not sitting here, 15 whole feet away from my kids, because I am too lazy to get up. I am sitting here because I didn't bring them to the park so they could learn how to manipulate others into doing the hard work for them. I brought them here so they could learn to do it themselves." 

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This reminds me of a few other books I've read and/or have been recommended on parenting for resilience and self-efficacy: 

The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg MD MSEd FAAP

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn