About this episode

Mike discusses the importance of allowing children to make social mistakes for their development.

Mike emphasizes the importance of allowing for mistakes while children are learning social skills. There will be bumping and complaining, but also essential development. Tom recalls two children who happily squished close together to fill a tube at the sensory table. A blanket rule about squishing would have shut down that learning. Helping children tune in to one another is the goal.

Topics covered

• social skills
• child development
• learning from mistakes
• sensory play
• empathy

Keywords

• social mistakes
• children
• learning
• development
• sensory table

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