DEEP DIVE: Teaching Kids Patience

We're doing a "Deep Dive" into our past episodes about "getting our kids to...," from listening to what we say the first time, to talking to us about what matters most to them. Find the rest of the episodes in this deep dive series in this Spotify playlist.

If a three-year-old can't wait thirty seconds more for dinner, will she grow up to be an impatient adult? Is there anything we can do to teach our kids patience– and should we?

Impatience is completely normal in kids (not to mention grownups), but there are ways to help our children develop this skill. It's worth the effort– not to make our kids more compliant and quiet in church, but because patience and overall happiness, as it turns out, are highly correlated.

In this episode, Amy and Margaret discuss:

• Why impatience is developmentally appropriate- and when kids are ready to become more patient
• The infamous "marshmallow experiment"
• How to model patience for our kids (and find a little more happiness ourselves)

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

• Steve Calechman for Greater Good Magazine: "How to Help Your Kids Be a Little More Patient"
• Angel E Navidad for SimplyPsychology: "Marshmallow Test Experiment and Delayed Gratification"
• Scholastic Parents: "Teaching Patience"

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