Treating Your First Child As If It's Your Second

I got this title from a chapter in a book called "How to Raise Children at Home in Your Spare Time." While the book is a little outdated, I thought the chapter title made some sense. I wish I had treated our first born as if he was our second. It seems our second born is a little more independent-- figuring out how to put his shoes on, grabbing his coat when he's ready to go and trying to dress himself. At almost six years old, there are still times when I have to do all those things for CSR. Makes the 21 month old child look so much more advanced.