Yeah, I think part of the reason we've been talking past each other is that I have *not* been meaning to talk about problem-solving skills as an end in themselves, only as a means to an end; everything I've said about problem-solving (except in obvious tangents) has been aimed at E's emotional regulation difficulties. But given how much I've said about problem-solving in the course of talking about emotional regulation, and given our history of talking about pedagogy, I can see why you would be responding to that aspect of my comments!

Holding off on more for now. :)