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Just looking for suggestions, maybe it's just normal behavior...
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<blockquote data-quote="whatamess" data-source="post: 527439" data-attributes="member: 7664"><p>She sounds a bit like my first grade son. He does not like to be corrected, does not want to attempt anything new because he doesn't want to do it wrong and when he is required to do a task he gives up before trying or becomes dependent on the adult doing it so it is right. The child refused to attempt to ride a two-wheeler for years, but now that he's 7 and getting too big for the bike that has training wheels I gave him an ultimatum- no scooter until you TRY to ride the bike for 5 minutes. Well, he stormed off and wasn't going to ride that scooter if it meant he had to try the bike. Next day, he tried the bike, fell, went inside, came out, tried again and figured it out in less than 10 minutes. He was then cruising excitedly down the street and declared bike riding was awesome. It seems he has to wait until he is overly ready to do things (like swim, etc) and then he has less chance of perceived failure. For my son, this is tied to anxiety/self-conciousness. Maybe your daughter is hyper aware and sensitive of any perceived shortcoming and gets defiant or ignores when she comes face to face with criticism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whatamess, post: 527439, member: 7664"] She sounds a bit like my first grade son. He does not like to be corrected, does not want to attempt anything new because he doesn't want to do it wrong and when he is required to do a task he gives up before trying or becomes dependent on the adult doing it so it is right. The child refused to attempt to ride a two-wheeler for years, but now that he's 7 and getting too big for the bike that has training wheels I gave him an ultimatum- no scooter until you TRY to ride the bike for 5 minutes. Well, he stormed off and wasn't going to ride that scooter if it meant he had to try the bike. Next day, he tried the bike, fell, went inside, came out, tried again and figured it out in less than 10 minutes. He was then cruising excitedly down the street and declared bike riding was awesome. It seems he has to wait until he is overly ready to do things (like swim, etc) and then he has less chance of perceived failure. For my son, this is tied to anxiety/self-conciousness. Maybe your daughter is hyper aware and sensitive of any perceived shortcoming and gets defiant or ignores when she comes face to face with criticism. [/QUOTE]
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