one candy for another and more
a report talks about how a US$6,000-a-year preschool in china trains the characters of its students. the teacher gives each child a candy in the morning. if the child can resist and keep the candy wrapped and un-licked all day, then he or she gets another candy by the end of the day. delayed pleasure is a basic concept for every adult to grasp; but difficult and even a bit crude to impose it on youngsters. Sienna, on the other hand, seems to go through this test without causing the tiniest wrinkle on her soul.
i happened to blog and brag about something similar before. when sienna was around 2 1/2, she only devoured one of her FAVOURITE mini chocolate bars and chose to keep the other three with her. She promised not to eat them. Hours down the road, she gave one away to another kid. and more than 24 hours later, she still had the other two un-touched. She did this with no promised pleasure or warned punishment from me, just the intention of keeping her own promise.
reading the report and thinking back, i am again amazed by the amount of self-control sienna displayed at 2 1/2. she still has exceptional self control and seems to be a natural at it.
i happened to blog and brag about something similar before. when sienna was around 2 1/2, she only devoured one of her FAVOURITE mini chocolate bars and chose to keep the other three with her. She promised not to eat them. Hours down the road, she gave one away to another kid. and more than 24 hours later, she still had the other two un-touched. She did this with no promised pleasure or warned punishment from me, just the intention of keeping her own promise.
reading the report and thinking back, i am again amazed by the amount of self-control sienna displayed at 2 1/2. she still has exceptional self control and seems to be a natural at it.
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