However, it can be fostered by giving children tasks to complete on their own at a time when they are ready for the task. Encouragement and repetition of tasks such as simple puzzles allow a young toddler to learn the process and eventually complete it independently. In toddlerhood, hand washing and putting away toys are appropriate autonomy fostering activities. When children are thirteen they can be expected to complete major tasks such as fixing dinner or cutting the grass. People who are autonomous think for themselves and make their own decisions.
Autonomy is related to resilience.
Androgyny Androgyny is displaying characteristics that are thought to be female and characteristics that are thought to be male at the appropriate time. It is a transcendence of one's typical gender role and display of behavior that corresponds to the opposite gender. Androgyny is related to resilience. Resilient children display androgyny by participating in non-sexed typed activities. The males are more affective and the females are more adventurous.