One thing parents know that most non-parents don't: how much more kids can understand than you'd guess. You can talk to a 9 or 10 year old almost like an adult and they'll understand most of it.
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What stood out to you about how their understanding developed with age?
That the biggest obstacle when they were really young was impatience rather than stupidity. So increased understanding came almost automatically as they learned more patience.
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I'm glad you asked that, because I never realized this till I had to answer what at first seemed like an impossibly general question.
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That's interesting. I've never heard anyone say that about kids. Probably a life lesson in there regardless of age. Also, I expect we all have some vague understanding of how kids develop, but there's more information in surprising things. Hence the question.
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I agree. keep explaining that to my 6yo. Patience is the key to *almost* everything.
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Any tips on how to grow patience in kids?
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What did you do to instill patience at a young age?
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One subtle tweak: it’s not singularly our teaching and support as parents that leads to this result (tho needed) but that at this age their brains are now ABLE to do these things.
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Sign language helped relief much impatient when communication was understood between age 1-3.
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