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>It’s a self fulfilling prophecy, the more constantly stimulated the kid is, the more difficult it is for them to pay attention when it’s important. I think th
by sjg007 8y ago
>It’s a self fulfilling prophecy, the more constantly stimulated the kid is, the more difficult it is for them to pay attention when it’s important.
I think this is true for all humans in general. I actually think it is worse for teenagers who have more unsupervised time and don't know any better.
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FYI.. there was a program on about kids in Costa Rica or maybe Honduras where they all had chores. Even the 3 year olds. I thought it was interesting as the kids themselves were very well behaved.
- wincy 8y agoI read this about Mayan parenting recently and really enjoyed it.[0] We (the USA) are definitely a WEIRD[1] nation. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/09/01/641266260/how-to-get-kids-to-do-chores-does-the-maya-method-work https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/09/01/6412662... [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/10/western-educated-industrialized-rich-and-democratic/181667/ https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/10/weste...
- sjg007 8y agoI think this is what I was trying to find.