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This is one thing I learned only in my third year as a parent. If I tell an adult "I'm worried you'll break that when you poke it so hard" I expect them to eith
by kqr 4y ago
This is one thing I learned only in my third year as a parent. If I tell an adult "I'm worried you'll break that when you poke it so hard" I expect them to either argue to the contrary or stop poking it so hard.
For my children, they don't register what I've said until a few days (and attempts) later. It's virtually impossible to teach them something in the moment, it all falls into place later. Super frustrating and super fascinating.
- The_Colonel 4y agoI think this applies to the adults as well. I've noticed that it takes me some time to change my opinion (on something non-trivial). The first instinct is to maintain your old position.
- TeMPOraL 4y agoYes! It's something I also realized around when our older daughter turned three. It's as if her higher-level reasoning had 3-4 days of lag.
- europeanguy 4y agoI think there's actually a saying about this. Something like how people don't learn when they're told something, they have to experience it themselves.