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And so you do.\u00a0 With reckless abandon, you scoot from one thing to the next touching and tasting it all.\u00a0 Some things you like. Others not. But you are not dissuaded. What matters is you\u2019ve got to try\u2026 try\u2026 try it all!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” _i=”0″ _address=”1.0.0″ custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.29.1″ src=”https:\/\/imaginechildcare.com.au\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/08\/Toronto12.png” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.29.1″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”3.29.1″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.29.1″ hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And then you look up. EUREKA! There\u2019s a whole world above you full of new and shiny things just waiting to be tried!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ah, but how to get there? You need some \u201cvert.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And so you get some.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By sheer force of will, your arms follow your eyes, reaching out to that higher promised land.\u00a0 Not wanting to be left behind, your legs find strength you didn\u2019t know they had. Suddenly, you\u2019re two feet taller than you were a moment ago and a whole new world is now yours for the taking!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why? Cuz-It\u2019s-There!!<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By nature, kids at any age are the world\u2019s most intrepid explorers and original experimenters.\u00a0 They take nothing at face value, probing, challenging, trying, and testing everyone and everything they encounter. And that\u2019s exactly the way nature meant them to be, because\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s that simple.<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, we all know that The Road to Independent Learning through the random Land of Cuz-It\u2019s-There has its smooth patches and rough spots.\u00a0 But in recent years, with the trend towards over-protectionism, well intentioned as it may be, it appears we\u2019ve all focused more on the bumps in the road than the eye-opening vistas the journey provides.<\/span><\/p>\n Which brings us to the age-old, inevitable parental crossroad:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How do I let my child go forth and try while keeping him safe from harm?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n And before you sit forward in your chair and think I\u2019ve got the answer in a bottle you can buy, sit back.\u00a0 I don\u2019t. Safety has to be your decision, day by day, situation by situation.<\/span><\/p>\n However, I would like to offer up the classic, classroom principle of Pause-Prompt-Praise as food for thought\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PAUSE.<\/b> Knowing your child as you do, when you see a potential problem \u2014 and it is NOT IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS \u2014 pause for a moment before reacting. For instance, your child may get himself stuck on a piece playground equipment. Again, if it\u2019s not an immediate hazard, give your child time to think and watch to see if he can work it out for himself.<\/span><\/p>\nWelcome to the land of cuz it\u2019s there!<\/b><\/h3>\n
And then, one day, it happens. You\u2019ve tried everything within reach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
Now what?<\/span><\/h3>\n
THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENT LEARNING<\/b><\/h3>\n
Trying is how kids learn, and even more, how they come to <\/span>understand<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/h4>\n
PAUSE \u2022 PROMPT \u2022 PRAISE<\/b><\/h3>\n