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Re: We consistently underestimate kids.

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Post by JacksonGariety » Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 9:10 AM UTC

UnFleshedOne wrote: post #39

balinvadasz wrote: post #37

Parent of a 4 and 1 year old here. Kids can be surprisingly smart and "dumb" at the same time. Their rote intelligence can shine if problems are presented in ways they can easily comprehend them but even simple emotional intelligence tasks ("if I kick my sister it hurts her the same amount as it hurts me when I get kicked") stump them. This confuses adults (myself included) and sometimes makes us expect more from the…

I don't think kids don't realize that other people hurt too. Kicking their sisters would be quite pointless otherwise.

He's talking about the principles of psychology and escalation of anger. Studies show that when you actually hurt someone, your brain devalues that punch and makes you think you didn't hit very hard, but when you get punched your brain blows it out of proportion.

Defensive techniques I suppose.

Re: We consistently underestimate kids.

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Post by yesbabyyes » Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 10:17 AM UTC

squonk wrote: post #22

yesbabyyes wrote: post #18

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When she saw me, she said, "daddy, let's go do some business!" Did you?

I told her not to move and dashed for the camera. Then we talked about what she wanted to sell (ice cream) and who she wanted to sell it to (people from Germany [I was traveling there frequently at the time]). I work from home when not traveling and we still talk about customers, partners and even some of the challenges that come up and what we're doing about them. Not sure exactly how it will manifest when she is an…

Thanks for the reply! I read an interesting story here on HN about a father who helped his daughter set up her own business with a gumball machine. Here it is, DanielBMarkham: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3168077

The parent story is also interesting. It seems like a good way to teach your children about a part of the world. I would prefer something other than soda or gumballs, though. ;)

Re: We consistently underestimate kids.

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Post by bluedanieru » Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 3:12 PM UTC

ddfisher wrote: post #34

bluedanieru wrote: post #10

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Pretty much all I've ever wanted to do is walk down an up escalator (and vice versa) at just the right pace that I don't move. Then run a bit faster, slow down a bit, etc. All my earthly ambitions boil down to this.

Do it! What's stopping you?

Security. And, shame.