Think about it. Be honest. Is your child an Instant Gratifier or a Patient Postponer? So what? Does it really matter? As a parent, teacher, coach, and mentor do your actions and interactions make a ...

A team of psychologists at the University of Manchester, in the U.K., working with a colleague from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, in Morocco, has found that children tend to behave differently ...

You're in the thick of the holiday shopping season and your youngster has a serious case of the gotta-have-it-now syndrome. Talk about going in 60 million directions without a worry about costs. One ...

In the late 1960s, Stanford University conducted an experiment on young childrens’ self-control and ability to delay gratification. Researchers would give young children a choice: the child could ...

A new study has found that U.S children are more likely to delay gratification in opening a gift than in waiting to eat, while the opposite was true with children growing up in Japanese culture.

Overcoming impulses to enjoy here-and-now rewards in order to attain later benefits is fundamental to achieving goals. Such delaying of gratification is often measured by the well-known “marshmallow ...

Overcoming impulses to enjoy here-and-now rewards in order to attain later benefits is fundamental to achieving goals. Such delaying of gratification is often measured by the well-known "marshmallow ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Understanding what’s happening in a child’s brain may hold the secret to encouraging healthy behaviors. Curbing a child’s craving for sweets or screen time might be achievable ...

Modern technology offers children instant access to everything—from entertainment and information to food and communication. While convenience is a benefit, constant availability can also rob kids of ...