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You can also engage your child

with scaffolding.

Scaffolding can be defined as a

tool teachers use to develop

critical thinking skills in children

and help them work more

independently. Research

revealed that the term

"scaffolding" was first used by

psychologist and instructional

designer Jerome Bruner during

the 1960s. the idea is that when

students are given proper

support when learning

something new, they stand a

better chance or later using that

knowledge independently.