Children can feel like a never ending mystery.

Because you know that you’ve seen your child put their shoes on.

Day after day, they’ve managed to put their feet in, pull the back up over their heel, tighten the velcro…

Yet here they are pouting in front of the door and insisting that it’s the most impossible task they’ve ever been asked to do.

Like they haven’t been putting their shoes on by themselves.

Every morning,

Without your help

And doing this for months now.

So what the actual hell is happening now?

Why do kids start acting like they can’t do something you’ve seen them do a million times over?

Especially if it’s seemingly simple things like using the water filter to get their own cup of water, putting on a jacket, getting their crayons from the top shelf by using the step stool you conveniently placed next to the shelf.

For a lot of parents it can be incredibly frustrating, particularly if it was a skill that meant less work for you.

Like getting their own cup of water? Once they mastered using the filter it meant you didn’t have to get up every time you child swore they were dying of thirst.

But suddenly you’ve found yourself once again going in and out of the kitchen a million times, having to help them with a task you know they already know how to do. 😪

What gives?