Smartcookie- WRT the 4th point you make, there’s actually something called the “marshmallow test”- You give the child a marshmallow (or whatever other treat) and leave the room for 5 minutes. You tell the child that they have a choice- they can eat it while you’re gone, or they can wait until you come back and get another one. There is nothing wrong with eating it right away, just that they will miss out on the opportunity to have a second treat. You can google video results for the “marshmallow test”, they actually have videos of kids trying really hard to resist and it’s cute and kinda funny too. Anyway, it is a lesson in delayed gratification for younger children.
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