Understanding the Three Levels of Obedience for a Three-Year-Old
Sometimes when I am working on the computer I feel like a three-
year-old. At least, I think I feel like a three-year-old. I try
to do some function that I haven't done in a while, and I look
at the computer screen wondering how I did it. When I am utterly
confused, I'll phone one of my daughters and ask, ''How do I…?''
Fortunately for me, they always laugh and say, ''Oh, Momma!''
What does this have to do with a three-year old? A three-year-
old is having new experiences, learning new skills and working
on self-mastery of those skills, just like me on the computer.
Some days they can do something on their own, and other days
they need assistance. This is because learning occurs in three
stages, as follows: At the first stage, we can do an activity
with assistance. At the second stage, we can do an activity when
we are asked to do it. At the third stage, we can do the
activity independently and are fully aware of when it needs to
be done. In the e