- Want to teach your kids self-control? Learn from a Cameroonian farmer.
- The researchers followed these kids (in research) for decades and found that those who had more self control were more likely to have better SAT scores and better jobs later on in life.
- Psychologists have performed the experiment many times. In general, fewer than half the kids “pass” the test (research test). Most kids can’t delay gratification.
- Parenting style starts very early — when children are newborns. Perhaps this consistent parenting boosts the kids’ trust in adults.