Do you have a strong willed, sensitive and intelligent child?
These powerful little people want to take on the world and do things on their own terms. This can be challenging. At their core these children want to feel, taste and breathe life. They want experience it. However, they want their own experience of it. Good I say. I was the same way. Still am.
IF you do this. The strong willed child will relax a bit. Their most important needs of autonomy, curiosity and expression being met, they will stop fighting for every inch. This is my experience.
The big idea is to get out of their way. With appropriate safety precautions in place, back down on the micromanaging and let them experience the world.
I’ve done this with my own kids and with other children whose parents trusted me. The results were amazing. In an environment like this, children come alive, children feel valued and respected. Children learn about themselves and the world in which they live, deeply and personally. The is what this child is after.