I want it and I want it now! If you enticed your child with the reward of two marshmallows for waiting just 15 minutes before eating the first one, would they do it? Do they have the self-discipline to delay gobbling one sugary treat right away in order to have two in the future? Self-discipline is hard for us, but it’s especially hard for our kids. So how do you motivate your kids to hold off for a better reward?
I want it and I want it now! If you enticed your child with the reward of two marshmallows for waiting just 15 minutes before eating the first one, would they do it? Do they have the self-discipline to delay gobbling one sugary treat right away in order to have two in the future? Self-discipline is hard for us, but it’s especially hard for our kids. So how do you motivate your kids to hold off for a better reward?
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Originally released by True to Life Productions, 2019.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 20, 2021.