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nine-year follow-up.
Pediatricians could use this knowledge to educate children and their parents about the importance of learning to delay gratification, Lumeng says.
How to help children who have trouble waiting:
• If the child is constantly asking for the cookies on the counter, put them away - “out of sight, out of mind.”
• Draw the child’s attention to other activities if it’s not time to eat.
• Have a structure to meals and snacks. If snack time is at 3:30 p.m. and the child is unlikely to be actually very hungry, teach the child to wait a bit.
• Some kids, no matter what a parent does, may have a hard time delaying gratification. Keeping tempting foods out of the house altogether may be the best solution for some families.
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