😢 Kids develop learned helplessness when parents do these three things. 😫 Learned helplessness is when kids believe they don’t have agency over their life, causing a problem oriented mindset instead of a solution focused one. 1. Rescuing- this over parenting approach is when parents swoop in to save their child from discomfort by doing challenging things for them. Not only does this prevent kids from building their frustration tolerance, it also teaches them that they are not responsible for m