In case your mom never told you...life is not fair nor is it easy. We all have to do things that are difficult, time consuming, and often mind numbingly frustrating. Whether you are three years old and trying to learn to put your shoes on by yourself or you are a professional adult who is having trouble adjusting to a new routine at work, worthwhile things take patience, commitment, and a little bit of elbow grease; and whether you're three or 30, it's immature to get upset and throw a tantrum if you can't do it perfectly from the get go.
This lesson is as important for your child as it is for you. It is infinitely more convenient for you to put your child's shoes on his feet for him. It is infinitely more important that he learn to do it for himself. Will it frustrate him? Absolutely. Does that mean he can lay in the floor screaming that he can't get his shoes on? Absolutely not. Worthwhile things are frequently frustrating, yet we must learn to channel our frustrations into a positive outcome - reaching our goal or achieving success. The value, the joy in learning to care for oneself is definitely an end that justifies the means, even if that means is a little bit of aggravation - for you and your child.
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