Frustration in babies

When your baby gets frustrated, do you help or let them figure it out?

I tend to do the latter. A minute ago she was getting very shouty on her front (not crying) but clearly angry that she can't crawl. I let her try and eventually she settled down (clearly tired). She then started trying again and was happy. Couldn't tell if she was actually mad or whether she was just having a huge workout and thus making noise 🤣

Just wondering if this is the right thing to do or am I supposed to rush in and help? Feel bad if I'm being really mean to her but I hoped it would help her get a bit more resilient? I'm the sort that gives up if I can't do something first time and I don't want her to be like that. But maybe it's too early? 🤣

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I try to do a combo of both. My baby gets pissed and will basically give up trying if I leave him to it, so I will often ā€œhelpā€ him crawl, etc. It’s kind of a workout for me, too, tbh.

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I do a mix because she’s so happy when she achieves something after getting a bit cross like rolling/sitting/crawling but I don’t let her get really upset or overwhelmed. If she’s having a bit of a shout I’ll chat to her/encourage her but leave her to it, if she starts crying or getting too hot and bothered I’ll help her out/pick her up. She’s almost 6 months now and can make her way around a room pretty well. Now she mainly gets cross because she accidentally goes backwards when she’s crawling sometimes šŸ˜‚

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