Human Growth and Development / Unit 6 HGD 0758 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Delay of Gratification
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The idea
Delay of gratification, waiting for a larger later reward over a smaller one now, develops between about three and six.
In practice
Offered one marshmallow now or two later, most three-year-olds eating at once and most six-year-olds waiting.
Where people slip
Waiting draws on attention control, planning, working memory and coping, which children develop unevenly.
Your place on the trail
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