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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taught my NT kids around the start of kindergarten. Knowing how to tie in K brings serious street cred — lots of interaction and friends made over offering to tie someone’s shoe.

Like when your kid was learning to put on their socks and shoes, budget more time to get ready for a week or two. Let them take their time and work through the frustration without swooping in to do it better and faster.

If your NT kid is age 7+ and still doing Velcro, I do judge. And so do your kid’s teachers and coaches. [/quote]

I'm a teacher.  My DH has coached many youth sports teams.  We judge the judgy parents, not the ones whose kids can't tie their shoes.

I'm really confused how, if your kid made friends with the kids whose shoes he was tying, the kid whose shoes he was tying wasn't also making friends.  Seems like either knowing or not knowing led to the same outcome.

My older kid learned how to tie around his 8th birthday.  Little brother learned around his 5th.  You know what? Both kids will go to college knowing how to tie shoes.  I guarantee their coaches and professors won't be able to tell the difference. [/quote]

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