[Youth-list] Another study of note AND a comment

[RUSSOLILLO, PATRICK]

Thank you for the reference.  The results do not surprise me.
Self-control and/or the ability to put up with discomfort is a problem
with every single child and actually adult that I see. Since the
children were fairly young there is a suggestion of a biological
predisposition here (temperamental differences) and certainly the
behavior is modifiable with the appropriate parent-child match.  Kids
who start out this way don't necessarily stay that way but the training
has to begin early.  Very interesting study.  It raises allot of
questions.  I am going to use it when I teach next semester.    Thanks.
 
Patrick Russolillo

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Subject: [Youth-list] Another study of note AND a comment


>From Kathy Saint, CEO of  Schwerdtle, Inc: I thought this was article
might be interesting to those of us involved in education and for
parents and grandparents...  KS
 
While I see the wisdom and accuracy of this, even with my own
grandchildren, the advocate in me does not wish to apply the same
message to policy development and systems change, in CT. Thanks, Kathy!
JMG
 
The Stanford Marshmallow Study
Delayed Gratification (Self Discipline) the Key to Long Term Success
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Stanford University psychology researcher Michael Mischel demonstrated
how important self-discipline(the ability to delay immediate
gratification in exchange for long term goal achievement) is to lifelong
success? In a longitudinal study which began in the 1960s, he offered
hungry 4-year-olds a marshmallow, but told them that if they could wait
for the experimenter to return after running an errand, they could have
two marshmallows. 

Those who could wait the fifteen or twenty minutes for the experimenter
to return would be demonstrating the ability to delay gratification and
control impulse. 	
About one-third of of the children grabbed the single marshmallow right
away while some waited a little longer, and about one-third were able to
wait 15 or 20 minutes for the researcher to return.

Years later when the children graduated from high school, the
differences between the two groups were dramatic: the resisters were
more positive, self-motivating, persistent in the face of difficulties,
and able to delay gratification in pursuit of their goals. They had the
habits of successful people which resulted in more successful marriages,
higher incomes, greater career satisfaction, better health, and more
fulfilling lives than most of the population.	  

Those having grabbed the marshmallow were more troubled, stubborn and
indecisive, mistrustful, less self-confident, and still could not put
off gratification. They had trouble subordinating immediate impulses to
achieve long-range goals. When it was time to study for the big test,
they tended to get distracted into doing activities that brought instant
gratification This impulse followed them throughout their lives and
resulted in unsuccessful marriages, low job satisfaction and income, bad
health, and frustrating lives. 
 
-- 
Katherine A. Saint
President
Schwerdtle, Inc.
166 Elm Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: (203) 330-2750 ext. 138; Fax: (203) 330-2760
http://www.schwerdtle.com <blocked::http://www.schwerdtle.com/>  

 
Janice M. Gruendel, Ph.D.
Governor's Senior Advisor on Early Childhood
Co-Chair, CT Early Childhood Education Cabinet
Senior Youth Consultant
United Way of CT & Office for Workforce Competitiveness
Home office: 203-481-9940
Blackberry: 203-824-4766
Mail to: 28 Juniper Point
Branford, CT 06405

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out or dance, I hope you dance..." Lee Ann Womack. I Hope You'll Dance
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