Comments on: Teaching Your Kids to Delay Gratification http://lilianderson.com/2009/11/teaching-your-kids-to-delay-gratification/ Site of Lili Anderson, Ph.D. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stan Johnson http://lilianderson.com/2009/11/teaching-your-kids-to-delay-gratification/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Stan Johnson Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:59:16 +0000 http://lilianderson.com/?p=285#comment-61 Then there's me, a brazen hedonist who prefer to eat, drink and be merry. ;) Seriously, though, thanks for spelling some of those things out. I realized that I often forget to tell the kids that their delays are only temporary (or, at least, I don't emphasize that like I should). Then there’s me, a brazen hedonist who prefer to eat, drink and be merry.

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Seriously, though, thanks for spelling some of those things out. I realized that I often forget to tell the kids that their delays are only temporary (or, at least, I don’t emphasize that like I should).

]]> By: Pops http://lilianderson.com/2009/11/teaching-your-kids-to-delay-gratification/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Pops Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:31:42 +0000 http://lilianderson.com/?p=285#comment-54 I always had a hard time dealing with my kids' reaction to the one thing worse than death - boredom. Some day they'll discover there are worse things than being bored. I always had a hard time dealing with my kids’ reaction to the one thing worse than death – boredom. Some day they’ll discover there are worse things than being bored.

]]> By: Bethany Callister http://lilianderson.com/2009/11/teaching-your-kids-to-delay-gratification/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Bethany Callister Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:45:41 +0000 http://lilianderson.com/?p=285#comment-53 I think my parents taught me well (wink, wink). Well enough, at least, that I'm aware of trying to teach my own kids to delay gratification. As far as I go, that's a good question. To be honest, I usually don't like to be all that uncomfortable. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on my habits, that's for sure. Thanks. I think my parents taught me well (wink, wink). Well enough, at least, that I’m aware of trying to teach my own kids to delay gratification. As far as I go, that’s a good question. To be honest, I usually don’t like to be all that uncomfortable. I’m definitely going to be keeping an eye on my habits, that’s for sure. Thanks.

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