where the risk was of people who didn't understand insisting on behavior that they just weren't ready/capable/developed enough yet.
This is a good point -- even for normative children, developmental stages occur at different times, and yes, it's probably just as difficult on the child to expect or demand behaviour that isn't yet a viable option.
Which, in some ways, is why I'm really not a big fan of street-proofing children.
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Re: Why I read this
Date: 2010-10-26 02:31 am (UTC)This is a good point -- even for normative children, developmental stages occur at different times, and yes, it's probably just as difficult on the child to expect or demand behaviour that isn't yet a viable option.
Which, in some ways, is why I'm really not a big fan of street-proofing children.