In the late 1960s, Stanford University conducted an experiment on young childrens’ self-control and ability to delay gratification. Researchers would give young children a choice: the child could ...

I Want It Now seems to be today’s mantra! “And if I don’t get the things I want……… I'm Going To Scream!” "I want it all I want it all I want it all and ...

They call it the "marshmallow test." A four- to six-year-old-child sits alone in a room at a table facing a marshmallow on a plate. The child is told: "If you don’t eat this treat for 15 minutes you ...

Have you heard of the marshmallow study? Between 1968 and 1974, about 650 4-year-olds in a nursery school at Stanford were offered a selection of marshmallows, cookies, and pretzels. After they chose ...

A new study has found that U.S children are more likely to delay gratification in opening a gift than in waiting to eat, while the opposite was true with children growing up in Japanese culture.

They call it the "marshmallow test." A four- to six-year-old-child sits alone in a room at a table facing a marshmallow on a plate. The child is told: "If you don’t eat this treat for 15 minutes you ...