Analysis Of Helping Children Succeed Without The Stress

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In her article “Helping Children Succeed without the Stress” Erica Reischer argues children should be taught self-control because they do better in life and parents and teachers should have different approach’s on their existing teaching methods. Reischer mentions an experiment conducted to show the effects of self-control. After that her article talks about how parents showed expand their mind and let their kids take classes that they enjoy. Reischer mentions an experiment done by researchers from Stanford University called Marshmallow Experiment, they tested preschoolers on their level of self-control. The researchers put the students in a room for a while with a tempting treat to see how long they can resist. Years later the

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