In today’s episode of Raising Adults, Deana and Kira discuss the question “How do I know when my child is ready to___________?” Together they talk about everything from leaving kids home alone, to owning their own devices, to when you might expect your little one to be able to tie their own shoes (spoiler alert: Kira’s answer may shock you!) Today’s discussion includes:
- A recap about how you can help keep Raising Adults going in 2022 (4:52)
- What you might be able to expect of littles (9:42)
- Regression: why it happens and when to expect it (11:51)
- Ages for letting kids bathe by themselves (13:30)
- When should you separate kids during bath time? (14:16)
- Ages for leaving a child alone in a car or at home alone (19:57)
- Rehearsing with your kids for privileges, freedoms and phones (22:14)
- Adjusting the way you connect when kids become tweens (24:26)
- Ages for dating (30:27)
- Ages for devices (33:12)
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