Jump in

Means that he doesn't want an adult to interfere.

It's pretty straightforward -- figurative, of course.

To jump in is generally to join in some kind of activity which is already taking place.
(In this particular case, the child is "struggling" alone.)

A literal example would be if a group of people were playing in a pool. Jump in!

Children usually want to be left by themselves to work their issues out, so they don't want an adult rush in and interfere or "help" quicken the process. They want to do it by themselves and independently of others, especially adults.

AvangiIt's pretty straightforward -- figurative, of course.To jump in is generally to join in some kind of activity which is already taking place.(In this particular case, the child is "struggling" alone.)A literal example would be if a group of people were playing in a pool. Jump in! As Hotmale suggests, someone "jumping in to help" could be welcome or unwelcome."I'd rat

martian Means that he doesn't want an adult to interfere.

Thank you, Martian

vahabbayani Children usually want to be left by themselves to work their issues out, so they don't want an adult rush in and interfere or "help" quicken the process. They want to do it by themselves and independently of others, especially adults.

Thank you

Not really.