Life with a Cerebral Palsy Tween

Toddler years was hard!! Tweens is harder! This is the time of every kids life when they realize that they are not like their parents and want more independence. The problem with kids with CP is that they still need to have their parents help them out. As a parent you want to teach them to be independent, but you know that they can not fully understand what it means to be responsible for their own actions. Now, I know Tweens with no challenges have these issues with their parent, the difference with mild CP kids is that it's more noticeable by their peers and they can easily be minuplated. Always keep in mind that CP kids do understand it just takes them longer.