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Want more self-reliant, responsible kids? Try Selbstandigkeit, the German way.
The German practice of giving children more independence early on creates more resilient and responsible grownups, says this American mom. In Germany, as well as other economically advanced countries, children are raised with more freedom than American children.
That sounds good, but is it true? Peg Oliveira, PhD, a developmental psychologist and the executive director of the Gesell Institute for Child Development in New Haven, CT, agrees that in Germany, as well as other economically advanced countries, children are raised with more freedom than American children, "and the benefits seem to come through for them — they're more self-reliant."
Source: NBC News