We'd all like a little help sometimes so why do we tell children, "I'm not going to help you because I know you can do it yourself?" How do we balance supporting children's sense of autonomy and assuring them that someone is going to take care of them? Perhaps we should distinguish between solving problems for children and solving problems with them. 

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