Not Overthinking

How should we treat children? (A Brief Discussion)

Apr 19, 2021
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INSIGHT

Children's Exceptional Resilience

  • Kids are more resilient than adults in handling life challenges and adapting to reality.
  • Sheltering them too much delays their coping development and exploits their youthful flexibility.
INSIGHT

Kids Are Fully Realized Persons

  • By age 5 to 13, children are fully realized persons with complex opinions and feelings.
  • Patronizing or condescending treatment makes kids retreat and hide their true selves.
ANECDOTE

Students Manipulating Teachers Strategically

  • Students admitted to strategically manipulating a teacher to avoid work by triggering her rants.
  • Such behavior mirrors adult strategic responses in unengaging environments.
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