How do i stop "babying"

[mumtoa7yo]

Its become clear to me lately that i baby my daughter. Im a single parent shes 7 (and a half)
i do too much for her and i feel like im doing her a dis-service.

Any tips on how to stop this?

She can get a drink or snack by herself, make herself cereal, but thats it food wise.

She can tidy up but i need to really prompt her alot.

She has only recently started showering herself, as in last week.

Bedtime, last week started going to bed alone rather than me doing the whole tuck in thing.

Also i just generally treat her like shes younger than she is and i annoy myself.

Helppp

My girls are 14, 13 and 11. We still give them kisses goodnight (well not so much the 13 year old - her choice) and DH goes through and prays for them before their lights go off.

I think growing up is a gradual process. In the last few weeks, DD2 has been asking DH to make her a cup of tea when she wakes up (he always brings me one when he leaves for work). Now all 3 girls are included in the tea run.

Do you have pets? She could feed them, change water, etc. Little jobs. Getting cutlery out for dinner.

I don't think you sound like you baby her.

This is an important topic that many moms don't think about - how to avoid overprotective parenting. Me, as the most parent, think carefully about every child-related decision. And I think it's OK because so did our parents. We are worried about them because they can feel pain, they can be disappointed. But we also have to understand that we shouldn't prevent the child from becoming independent. You can keep an eye on your children, but don't disturb them. As for myself, sometimes I feel unnecessary, but I understand that my child will ask for help if he needs it.
Good luck to you!

This doesn’t sound babying to me! Although it’s great to encourage independence and it would be lovely to involve her in some cooking or similar, it really doesn’t sound like a problem that you’re still tucking her in - pretty sure my dad used to read to me in bed until I was about 9 or so, he used to work quite late so it was lovely having 1 to 1 time with him.