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Tionisla

@stefano @joel

I totally agree with you both. People seem to expect a recipe.. But forget that even there it's expected to how to use scales and volume measurements.

tl;dr; some experiences from my real job:

Hmmh, children usually have more intrinsic motivation to explore and learn new things compared to adults and are far more resilient in case of obstacles. (Just think about the whole process of learning to walk.)

Yeah, the toddlers, throwing on the floor having a tantrum at the supermarket, that's different. That's more an indication of developing a self-personality and voicing needs and feelings.

Imo it's a more of a typical adolescent/ early adulthood behaviour to have a low frustration tolerence if things don't work like they expect or desire them (aka that the whole world doesn't revolve around them).

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Stefano Marinelli

@Tionisla @joel Interesting comparison, and quite appropriate. Thank you for sharing it!

Joel Carnat β™‘ 🐘

@Tionisla yeah, not all children are even the same regarding independence and adventure. I thought of those who won’t do anything and wait for the parents to give them everything. Which is probably more of a parental problem than a child one… :)

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Tionisla

@joel @stefano it is... my colleagues and me have a "saying": "a child that was spoiled" is (caught) in passive tense with no opportunity to be in active tense.

The real professional term is "learned helplessness" by eg. soc. overparenting like in lawnmower or helicopter parents...

FYI: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/be

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