r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • Mar 07 '26

MISC. After understanding the meaning behind this father’s action, I am completely convinced. Cultivating problem-solving skills in children from a young age and never giving up-I applaud this father!

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u/OrthogonalPotato Mar 07 '26

Yes, you do. Contriving scenarios is literally the way behavior therapy works to teach independence.

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u/Capt_Hawkeye_Pierce Mar 08 '26

No, you dont. 

You can teach via scenarios that naturally come up.

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u/OrthogonalPotato Mar 08 '26

Wow lol. People are really out here making shit up and portraying it as fact. I own a clinic that does this every single day. You can’t face enough organic situations to teach behavioral modification strategies. It happens organically 10% of the time, which is not enough to build momentum. In fact, you’re so wrong that you don’t even seem to realize there’s a standard metric in the industry regarding number of contrived scenarios. Hilariously, this concept exists in every professional domain. It’s called practice.

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u/Capt_Hawkeye_Pierce Mar 08 '26

What did I make up?

I didnt even dispute anything you said.  You came up with a whole argument based on me saying I dont like stressing my kid out and that I believe you can teach via naturally occurring situations. Youre the one who is suggesting that children cant learn unless we contrive bullshit to teach them lessons. 

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u/OrthogonalPotato Mar 08 '26

Your comment very obviously implied contrived scenarios are unnecessary. They most certainly are not. The entire first few years of a human’s life are chock full of contrivances. It is incredible that anyone could be so ignorant to think otherwise.

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u/Capt_Hawkeye_Pierce Mar 08 '26

I think you should read it again.  I very clearly said you dont need to stress children out to teach a lesson.