How to get kids to pay attention

Post by CryptoPunk » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 11:04 PM UTC

Kluny wrote: post #36

maltalex wrote: post #10

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> I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living". I imagine we'd have an abundance of pilots, and actors and a severe lack of toilet cleaners.

Personally I think there are more people than you think who would be perfectly happy to clean toilets as their contribution, so long as they were compensated fairly for it.

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 11:22 PM UTC

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #82

tqkxzugoaupvwqr wrote: post #37

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The salary of cleaners would rise until enough people are willing to do the job or it is more profitable to install self-cleaning toilets.

Why do pilots and cleaners need different wages, Is there something a pilot needs to live comfortably that somehow a cleaner doesn't?

Post by imesh » Mon, Jul 02, 2018, 12:08 AM UTC

ryan-allen wrote: post #154

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> She was very present and respectful with regards to my daughter's interests and what my daughter wanted to do. I am sure if she came over to your place for 50+ times she would also act different than the first time. I think It’s ok to be bored with a 2 year old request to show the same book or the same picture over and over and over again.

Or Fortnite, or Minecraft. I'm not sure how to solve for this, but I'm trying to instill that conversations and interactions have to be two way, so just because "you are interested in X" doesn't mean that talking at someone over and over about things they are not interested in isn't a way to foster satisfying interactions for all parties involved. A parent might placate and be always "oh that's so interesting!", but…

Post by mmt » Mon, Jul 02, 2018, 12:23 AM UTC

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This is not supported by, at least, this chart, comparing the US and Guatemala: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... Now, it may still be true that pedestrians or child pedestrians are killed at a higher rate (per capita, per car, and/or per mile driven) in the US than in Guatemala (or other countries that are not "rich"). However, for that possibility to be plausible, there would need to b…

It's more about the perception than the reality. People won't let their kids out because it appears to be rather dangerous. They drive them everywhere instead. The dig at Americans' self image as "rich" is a reference to the famous line by Enrique Peñalosa: a developed country is not a place where the poor have cars; it's a place where the wealthy ride the bus. I live part-time in Switzerland where the traffic violen…

Post by jasonkostempski » Mon, Jul 02, 2018, 12:57 AM UTC

maltalex wrote: post #10

nickjj wrote: post #5

What's really interesting to me is this same thing can be applied to adults too. The article writes: > For starters, he says, ask your kid this question: 'What would you do if you didn't have to do anything else?' I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living".

> I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living". I imagine we'd have an abundance of pilots, and actors and a severe lack of toilet cleaners.