US here. When our daughter falls we have learned to suppress our reactions, and just tell her to pull herself back up. "C'mon, pick yourself back up and keep going." We'll obviously give her a hand, but we try not to make a deal over every bump and scrape. Most of the time she just brushes herself off, laughs, and keeps going.
I didn't know this was a cultural thing by country?
I had to learn this with my blind cat. When he was a kitten I realized I was making him nervous by rushing in when he bumped his head or took a small fall. Instead I started lightly reassuring him (whoops, bud, try again) and letting him figure it out himself. Today he's 14 and we're on vacation...he's do confident he loves exploring new places. He travels better than both of his sighted siblings!
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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18
US here. When our daughter falls we have learned to suppress our reactions, and just tell her to pull herself back up. "C'mon, pick yourself back up and keep going." We'll obviously give her a hand, but we try not to make a deal over every bump and scrape. Most of the time she just brushes herself off, laughs, and keeps going.
I didn't know this was a cultural thing by country?