Today I tried to teach my son the concept of delay gratification. I had promised him a toy car but I did not want to acquire it immediately for him. I told him he can have his uncle's one first before I buy him a new one. But we (together with my brother) want him (my son) to go one step further. We will want him to choose to wait another couple of days for a new one or settle for a "second-hand" one if he wants its immediately.
Major issue: Learning delay gratification will bring us a lot of benefit especially in the area of financial management.
Minor issue: It doesn't matter which toy car my son gets. The important lesson is for him to understand that by waiting a little bit longer, the reward will be more gratifying.
Friday, June 1, 2007
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