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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by Swizec on Thursday February 13, 2025 @10:46AM (#43037047)
> I see an argument that "the world they live in" affects children's ability to wait, and that culture is an important aspect of the world that kids live in

Followup studies on the marshmallow test also showed that how well kids do depends on whether they trust adults. In less stable environments, kids learn that adults don’t (or cannot) keep their word. They simply do not believe the researcher who says there will be 2 marshmallows later.

Better take 1 marshmallow now than risk losing even that one. If your life experience thusfar shows this is a more likely outcome.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-marshmallow-test-suggests-t...

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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by diob on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:00PM (#43039058)
Wow, thanks for this. I can relate to this instability, but I'd never seen or heard of this follow on study.
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by MetallicCloud on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:07PM (#43039167)
It's at least half of what the article is about.
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by diob on Thursday February 13, 2025 @01:41PM (#43039555)
Yeah, I appreciate the link to the source / study.
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Re:Why young parents should focus on building trust with the... by lolinder on Thursday February 13, 2025 @08:40PM (#43043715)
They mean that TFA spends a while on this topic too.
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