The New York Times Sunday magazine last week published this piece on the importance of teaching kids self-control. Self-control, according to the article, is regarded by some scholars as a better predictor of success in early school age kids than aptitude in academic subjects. I have my own story about self-control in an area where kids are notoriously weak: playing videogames. (more…)
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Kids, Videogames, and Self-Control
Posted in Daddyhood, tagged limitations, Madden, NFL, parenting, permission, rules, self control, videogames, xbox on October 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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