Parent Pause
‘Mature for their age’ is that a good thing?
2:33
The child everyone praises is sometimes the child I’m quietly worried about.
You know the one - sensible, helpful, mature for their age and never any trouble. Adults love these children.
I know because I used to work with one. She was thoughtful, responsible and always thinking about everyone else. But when I asked her a simple question - “What would you like?” - she couldn’t answer.
Not…