There are a lot of situations in which even unintentionally we pressure our children to learn how to do this or that thing, from the crawling, the first steps to peeing alone, sleeping all night at a stretch or adapting to the nursery.
The experience as a mother has taught me a lesson that I try to apply, although sometimes it is not so easy, a premise that seems essential in the education of children: not force them to grow early.
Do not force them to take a step when they are not ready, or insist on removing their diapers when they are not yet mature to do so. Letting them evolve at their own pace is one of the keys to cementing self-esteem and self-confidence.
That mania that parents have to say that our child has been the first to do this or that makes no sense. That is not why our children are better than others. It is preferable for a child to take a little longer to walk than another to wear diapers again because he was not prepared to leave them.
One of the best advice I can give you is that you do not rush your children to take five unsafe steps when they are only able to take one and wobble, security is preferable to speed.
Let your children that sooner or later they will be doing the things that correspond to their evolutionary stage, respect their own times.
Logically, we must control them. It would not be normal if a two-year-old did not walk or one of four did not eat alone, to say an example. But unless he had a problem, the child will end up doing it.
I think it is good advice to keep in mind, which I do not give as a "teacher" but it is a suggestion that I share as a mother for you to meditate on.
Learning to respect the times of our children seems important to me both during the first years and for the rest of their lives.
