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Cake At The Party
- Don Cox watched a parent try to force a toddler to eat cake at a birthday party and found it puzzling.
- He used the moment to think how simple economic ideas explain parenting choices.
Incentive Compatibility Works With Toddlers
- Cox introduces 'incentive compatibility' as setting rules so children choose the parent's desired option.
- He demonstrates it by carrying the child to make dressing warmly the child's best choice.
Don't Ask, Just Tell
- Don't ask kids for choices when you already decided the plan; tell them instead.
- Reduce false choices to avoid tantrums and cognitive dissonance.