@richardnicholls.netKids who ate the marshmallow straight away weren't lacking willpower. In one study, children who'd just been let down by an adult waited about 3 minutes. Those with a reliable adult waited about 12. That's not self-control. That's trust. #MarshmallowTest
@mumblog.orgThe marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world. #MarshmallowTest #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #SelfControl #ParentingMyths
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
You probably know this experiment. A child sits at a table. A researcher puts a marshmallow in front of them and says: you can eat this now, or you …
#marshmallowtest #parenting #childdevelopment #selfcontrol #parentingmyths