As adults, we can forget that there doesn’t always have to be a direct cause and effect to everything. We have learned to be focused on responsibility, learning life’s lessons, trying to minimize mistakes, and multi-tasking–we might forget that for children, life is about trial and error. Many lessons and things are learned through experimentation for a child and as parents we can remind ourselves to not only expect some regular experimentation, but to tolerate and encourage it. Think over your own childhood–remember all the experimenting and “messing around” that you did? Maybe you’ve forgotten all the discoveries you made … Continue reading →