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Self-Control and the Link to Academic Success
As parents, we want to do whatever we can to help our children succeed academically, and more importantly, in life. In fact, there is one teachable skill that is a better predictor of academic performance than IQ. That skill is self control, and specifically, the ability to redirect attention in order to delay gratification. In a nut-shell: raw smarts matter, but so do preparation and focus. Consider the kids who study on the night before a test rather than playing video games.
You may have heard of the “marshmallow test” that laid the foundation for research on delayed gratification. Dr. Walter Mischel studied four year-olds at Stanford University (more…)
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