Crack the egg open to help the chick and you’ve ruined the part where it gets strong.

Some struggles are the mechanism, not the obstacle. The pushing is what builds the strength needed the moment it is out, so removing the push removes the point. Help that arrives too early can look like kindness while quietly taking something away.

If someone you care about is in a hard stretch, ask before you fix. Offer to sit with them, feed them, wait outside the door. Save the rescue for when they truly cannot get out, not for when watching them work is hard on you.