My daughter is 3 and she says I can't all the time when I try and teach her things, is this normal?

For instance while teaching her to ride her bike I tell her to pedal and show her while explaining what to do she says I can't do it. This also goes along with the whole potty training thing. She simply refuses to use the toliet we haven't had any progress at all. She is always telling me she can't do it. Is there something wrong with her confidence, is this a problem? Or do all kids just do this and its a stage that she will get over?
Answer:
i have 5 kidsand they all did this at one time or another. Try using positive reinforcement for things you see her do own her own. even those little things that dont really matter just make a big deal out of it and shell enjoy it and want to hear more and hopefully that will motivate hear to do good when she tries new things too.good luck and just have lots of patience on hand!

Just keep reassuring her that she can do it - tell her as many times as you have to in order to get her to believe it. Just continue to have faith in her and be positive. It's better for you to deal with this now then when she gets older.

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My daughter is 3 and she says I can't all the time when I try and teach her things, is this normal?

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