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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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.
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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Now that you mention it, there may be a lesson regardless of age. I was just reading Keynes's essay on Newton, and he said the secret of Newton's power was to be able to concentrate on a problem for a long time.https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Keynes_Newton/ …
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I have observed exactly that with my kid. Any practical hint on teaching them to be more patient? We are trying to be an example and supportive, but not sure if sometimes pushing a bit to accept the feeling of impatience and move forward. To some extent comes with time for sure.
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One big impetus for impatience is not having experience with delayed gratification and reward. Like baking a cake or building something. Teach them to see further than 'right now'....without losing presence. Many people struggle with this in our instant dopamine culture.
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Yes!!!! That’s exactly what I thought when I saw the question and the response. I knew the answer but it never needed to present itself to me until the question was asked. Also makes sense why we do the Marshmallow Test.
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