I answered this in other comments in this post already and don’t want to spam. But basically children are capable of logic and you can convince them to do things without tricks or distractions.
Yeah, but the logic they’re capable of is context free. The weights on the decision tree are jacked up. Ask a 3 year old if they’d trade their dad for a bath tub of Mac and cheese and you’ll get an emphatic yes half the time.
I once told my 4yo he needed to go run around outside for a little while and he solemnly walked outside and ran in a circle sobbing. I asked him why he was crying and he said “a while is forever”.
Dude, my niece would answer ‘no’ to any question asked of her, then follow up with ‘yes’ if she liked it/wanted to do it.
Learning a kid’s quirks is just part of parenting. What the heck are you on about?
I answered this in other comments in this post already and don’t want to spam. But basically children are capable of logic and you can convince them to do things without tricks or distractions.
Yeah, but the logic they’re capable of is context free. The weights on the decision tree are jacked up. Ask a 3 year old if they’d trade their dad for a bath tub of Mac and cheese and you’ll get an emphatic yes half the time.
I once told my 4yo he needed to go run around outside for a little while and he solemnly walked outside and ran in a circle sobbing. I asked him why he was crying and he said “a while is forever”.
Me, after spending one hour playing with my son: ok now I’m going to spend some time with your sister
My son, five minutes later: NOBODY EVER WANTS TO PLAY WITH ME