Should my 2.5 year old struggle in his independance or should he be told no everytime he want to help?
My 2.5 year old son think he is super man or some great hero. when I go grocery shopping he wants to help carry bags, which is okay, but sometimes he struggles with the bag but he is determined that he wants to carry the bag. Today my husband, my son and I were coming back from the store and as usual my son grabs the bag with the juice in it weighing about 2 or 2.5 pounds. My husband tried to take the bag from him and my son had a fit screaming, I got it daddy. My husband told him no. I told my husband it would not hurt him to carry a bag, if it become to heavy he will put it down. My husband disagreed, saying he do not need to struggle with bags, he is to young. My 2.5 year old son weigh about 31 pounds. Should we allow him to be independent although he may struggle or should we continue to tell him no, he is too little to carry bags. (he do not want light bags)
If we get milk he want to carry the gal. of milk. what do you think
Let him help. It's so cute and he's trying to be a big boy. I usually let my son carry the lighter bags so he didn't strain himself. Besides I didn't want him to drop the juice or milk and have it bust open and make a mess everywhere. Let him do what he can even though it may take longer to complete the task. He's learning to help out and it's important that you encourage the behavior, not repress it.
