Parents who narrate every step of a craft with their child aren’t more engaged, research on parent-child play finds the opposite: the adults who stayed quiet and stepped in only at the moment a child got stuck supported the child’s own work more effectively
The urge to narrate your child's every move feels like engaged parenting—but it may actually undermine the learning you're trying to foster.
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Artfulparent.com · Aug 3, 2026